x5drivers.co.uk SITE DOWN

[X5 CPE]

Well folks, it's great to see a few members of X5D on here and to be honest it did take me a few days to find out what was going on.

As a member of the now lost X5Drivers forum (domain only) I personally could not give a toss what the site name is, call it what you like and give me my hard earned thread count back

Stop wasting time with this idiot and feeding his/her need for attention and concentrate on getting back on the scene.

We have a strong membership base and I'm sure with the right setup we can return relatively intact and without wasting cash on what is now I feel, a tainted domain name.

AW8, pm me if you want to talk shop.

[Dannyell]

Originally Posted by X5 CPE

Well folks, it's great to see a few members of X5D on here and to be honest it did take me a few days to find out what was going on.

As a member of the now lost X5Drivers forum (domain only) I personally could not give a toss what the site name is, call it what you like and give me my hard earned thread count back

Stop wasting time with this idiot and feeding his/her need for attention and concentrate on getting back on the scene.

We have a strong membership base and I'm sure with the right setup we can return relatively intact and without wasting cash on what is now I feel, a tainted domain name.

AW8, pm me if you want to talk shop.

enough with the name calling...your bad attitudes are aimed at the wrong person anyways...

If you won't get it back then make a new one all your members will be back anyways...stop making a big deal out of this

[X5 CPE]

Originally Posted by Dannyell

enough with the name calling...your bad attitudes are aimed at the wrong person anyways...

If you won't get it back then make a new one all your members will be back anyways...stop making a big deal out of this

Easy tiger, I thought this forum had a reasonable freedom of speech tolerance threshold and its hardly name calling?

I am interested in who you think is the right person, assuming you mean our original forum owner?

Please clarify...

(Clarify means to make clear)

Nice pic of the white X by the way

[TheGodfather]

Originally Posted by TheGodfather

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If you can convince me you are a kind hobbyist paying out of your own pocket to run the forum. Or if you can convince me any money you make from the site is only enough to pay for running the site, then I will absolutely transfer the domain name back to you for face value. Even if you don't want to keep it due to possible legal matters you can "dispose" of it or use it to redirect traffic to your new domain name. This offer is 100% genuine and I make it to bring closure and peace...

...I guess if we go through with my proposition above you don't have to buy this domain [x5drivers.COM], and it is my loss.

The condition that the site be not for profit is absolutely fair.

If the website is for profit, then in that case for the owner and all of you to expect me to simply hand over the domain for face value, is just as much as a tough deal as me expecting monetary compensation for the domain. It is self serving in both cases.

If I handed it over to a for profit forum, then that would mean the owner (an online business owner) would be profiting from my stupidity and weakness.

If it's not for profit. I stand down.

Clearly for both parties, it has become a matter of principal not money.

[TheGodfather]

Some of you have a very outdated concept of the internet. The days of free "geocities" hobby websites are gone.

I run a tiny forum for my university, and make no money (lose money) from its operation. If I failed to renew the domain name, but still wanted it, I sure as hell would not expect the owner of the domain name to simply give it back to me because I f***** up. Regardless of my financial purpose of the forum.

[Pewters]

IMO the Godfather has done nothing wrong in buying the name but then trying to make money off it............thats not in the spirit on what any forum is about

Personally i dont care what the forum is called as long as i can be resurected with all the old content ............fingers crossed

[X5 CPE]

Hello mate, this is like a reunion !!

I agree, no issue with the purchase and whatever motivates a person is up to them.

Have to admit though, a bit of lively banter is amusing....

Keep polishing that car, its looking grubby

[Pewters]

Hello matey ..........i got some new wax here ready to try out soon

[cmyX6go]

I hope X5drivers goes on with another domain name and TheGodfather misses out on his opportunity to shake down the owners. I only wish that he paid more than the $20 he posted this morning and then edited out after he thought about it. I wake up the birds...I saw his post before he edited it....

All refugees welcome here.

[KYZRSOSE]

Originally Posted by cmyX6go

I hope X5drivers goes on with another domain name and TheGodfather misses out on his opportunity to shake down the owners. I only wish that he paid more than the $20 he posted this morning and then edited out after he thought about it. I wake up the birds...I saw his post before he edited it....

All refugees welcome here.

I was entertaining offering a small amount...you know...to make this thing go away, get the forum users back on track....

It would appear to me now that it's pointless...and the UK forum users would be much better starting fresh. However, I will offer this to "The Godfather"...

You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming(domain) license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally.

Your response about NFP sites and FP sites is invalid. It doesn't matter what the owners chose to do with the site. It was an error (at least apparently,) and therefore, the good nature that does exist in all of us to a certain extent should not have made an attempt to re-sell at a profit, but more of a "your welcome" gesture.

In the end, whether you believe in Karma or not, someone will take something of yours that you overlooked, and it will be missed by you. Lets see how you handle that situation (however, I would suggest not complaining about it when it does happen, and certainly not on this forum .)