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donmck Guru  Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Or a joker in the pack? 
http://maximite.com.au Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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sparkey Senior Member  Joined: 15/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 819 |
anoothe meidator wheres the fun...just as my mate explained to me technicians do it with least resistance |
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| ArtBecker Regular Member  Joined: 25/08/2011 Location: PhilippinesPosts: 47 |
Please stop the useless gibberish in each and every thread. |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Sometimes I spend hours putting a post together. Sure this one was only a few minutes, but I felt it was of enough interest to start a new thread and see if we can find out who is behind the site. At least generate a healthy discussion. If I am interested, I'm sure others are. But like most threads I start, it gets jumped on with gibberish and killed. I wonder why I bother. 
Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| Vikingboy Regular Member Joined: 23/09/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 82 |
From a whois lookup: Domain Name: maximite.com.au Last Modified: 19-Nov-2011 14:50:03 UTC Registrar ID: VentraIP Registrar Name: VentraIP Wholesale Status: ok Looks like it is being sat on by a speculator by the name of the company ,Which btw I believe is not allowed on .au registered domains, may explain the token effort at content. They are probably trying to cash in so I think you could maybe expect an email with an offer or something soon Don ;) Who ever owns the name Maximite, Geoff ?, should probably contact the registry and complain and then maybe get the site in their name to prevent this in future. I just noticed this : Copyright © 2011. All Rights Reserved. MaxiMite was designed by Geoff Graham Site Designed by Studio51.com.au at the very bottom of the page and another under the pictures crediting Geoff with the pictures, the site design company is also owned by what appears to be the same entity that registered the domain. I wonder if they are hoping to get it through because of some loophole in "Open" hardware/software licensing. I still think either Geoff or even you Don have good grounds to complain as it seems it only made to profit from the sale of the domain. Of I am wrong and this turns out to be legitimate, then I apologize to those involved, but to me it all looks fishy. rgds, Andrew |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Thanks Andrew. I have a similar story with http://www.dontronics.com.au It is a long story, I registered it years ago, and due to a spam trap, I missed the new rego, and a local Company grabbed it. I complained to the authorities, and got no where. I contacted the new owners, and found that they had done this to every domain owner that got trapped the same as me. They have many, many domains registered in their name. As it turned out, I contacted the person who represented the new owners, and I found out we knew the same people, as we both worked for TABcorp Vic for 25 years. He said he would get the domain back to me no charge, but I gave up pushing him after about 6 months, and decided I don't need it. So he is paying for it, and has it directed to my main site. 
Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| ArtBecker Regular Member Joined: 25/08/2011 Location: PhilippinesPosts: 47 |
Sadly, there is always a serial poster, in every forum I have ever belonged to, who insists on being as deliberately disruptive as possible, in every thread, for no other reason than he enjoys the attention from being a pest. It is now obvious that is the current situation. Owners actually like it, because it inflates the hit count, which can then be presented to potential advertisers as "proof" of the "high traffic volume" of the forum. While it is easy to avoid reading threads started by the disruptive serial posters, it is impossible to avoid seeing their useless gibberish, infesting every thread, when a user (naively?) comes to a forum, looking for useful information, and intelligent posts. This is especially true when a serial poster decides to stalk a specific individual, as in your situation. You have just mentioned a desire to simply stop posting, proving the age-old forum rule that bad posts drive out good ones. Most forums have an easily implemented "ignore user" option, which can minimize the damage caused by serial posters, based on individual preferences (multiple serial posters, on the other hand, always love to engage in endless flame wars with each other). Unfortunately, in looking through the readily available Web Wiz documentation, I haven't seen this option mentioned anywhere. |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Not this admin, he hates it. I have to pay for the bandwidth  Quality over quantity anyday.
I'll add here the offending member has now been disabled, so he wont be posting anymore. Back to the subject at hand. To register the .com.au domain they should have needed a business name corresponding to "Maximite". It's actually ( or was ) pretty hard to register a .com.au domain unless you have a business name ( and ABN ) that is similar to the domain name, or a family name. But I fear the rules have been relaxed of late. Anyone can get a .com domain, but just about any domain name you can think of has been taken. But even if you have a business name, it doesn't give you the rights to the domain name if its taken. eg, my business name is actually The Back Shed, even though this web site is only a small part of it. But thebackshed.com.au is taken, some guys blog, so I cant use it as my domain. I did get in and register thebackshed.net and thebackshed.org as well as thebackshed.com though. All we can do is wait to see what they do with the domain. You never know, it might be a keen Maximite user who has great plans. I wouldn't think if them as competition though, the internet is a big place. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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pcaffalldavis Senior Member Joined: 17/10/2011 Location: United StatesPosts: 187 |
Glory Hallijuela Gizmo. I was about to throw the entire forum over in exchange for ignorance. It is bliss they say. Life is too short for the recent negative usless postings. That poster gives about as much thoughtful consideration to his posts as to a sneeze. With this new found respit I'll stick around and continue watching, learning and sometimes sharing. Thank you for the restrictive action. I wholeheartedly support your move! I almost couldn't believe it when I logged in today and saw seven or eight threads, all with different names as the most recent posters. YES! Cordially, Pete in Hyder We're all here 'cause we're not all there. |
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trippyben Regular Member Joined: 26/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 91 |
Amen to that. |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
No flames please, keep it on topic. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Well, http://maximite.com.au must read this forum, as there is a new link to the back Shed. Hello? Is anyone there?
Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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CircuitGizmos Guru Joined: 08/09/2011 Location: United StatesPosts: 1425 |
Reproducing Geoff's words without (I assume) his permission. The person behind this COULD be honestly interested in the Maximite, but by the current actions I suspect something nefarious. Micromites and Maximites! - Beginning Maximite |
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crackerjack Senior Member Joined: 11/07/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 164 |
I'd say the clue is Studio 51 based in rural QLD. A nice diversion from the last few days of Sparks flying though. |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
http://studio51.com.au/about-us.html web site developer, and in the same style. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I've removed the links from the posts above. Its best if we dont provide links to this site until its had a chance to prove itself. Google craws this forum every day, so by linking to this MaxiMite site, we are improving their search ranking. The server is in the USA, and I doubt very much Studio51 is located in rural Queensland. The site also has Google Ads. By using copied content, its breaking a few of the google terms and conditions. Parked Domains Arbitrage Mirroring Until we see some original content, I suspect this MaxiMite site is set up solely to harvest Google ads. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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djuqa Guru Joined: 23/11/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 447 |
Welcome all My name is David Underhill VK4MU (QTHR) I am the owner of Djuqa pty ltd. operator and LEGAL registrant of maximite.com.au A few issues have arisen from this thread it appears. 1/ I am fully eligible and entitled to register maximite.com.au under the "close and substantial" rule. Any other Australian sole-trader or company could have done the same. Be thankful I did. Could have been some one that does not love the maximite. BTW MaxiMite is NOT a registered TradeMark. Even if it was that does not give automatic RIGHTS to the Name. 2/ You all need to read auDA guidelines on Australian name registration rules. They have been drastically changed over the last few years. Especially the resale rules. The days of 150$ .au names and only owning 1 have long gone. Maximite.com.au cost $20 for 2 years. From NOV. 10 2011 anyone (with ACN/ABN) can buy and Resell aussie names without restrictions. Previously there was a 6 month wait until being able to resell names. 3/All the content on Maximite.com.au is used with the FULL PERMISSION of Geoff Graham. 4/ The usage of the content is intended to increase awareness of this amazing computer and act as another PRO voice for Maximite. I intend to add lots of my own content as I dig out all my extensive TRS-80, Microbee and CPM Source code. 5/ Jeez I really appreciated the traffic hit from the Link Don posted. Too bad the site is still a Work in progress. 6/ Site is Hosted at present on a HOSTGATOR hosting account In USA 7/ Djuqa Pty Ltd in Sunflower Country. What difference does living in Rural qld. have to do with anything anyway. 8/ If you do not want me as a member here just let me know. Maximite.com.au will live (BTW I also regged MaxiMite.net.au) 9/ The design of the site is dynamic, let me know if you would like any additions. 8/ Again Welcome VK4MU MicroController Units |
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thetinkerer Regular Member Joined: 16/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 68 |
Hello David, Thanks for clearing it up. cheers The Tinkerer (Marc) |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Thanks for introducing yourself David, and welcome. Look forward to your web sites future contents. Cheers Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| djuqa Guru Joined: 23/11/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 447 |
Thanks for the welcome guys. But in future Don do not start ripping into someone based on a misconception. At least try contacting them direct first suggesting they join to give their side. I found this site by all the traffic from the link. VK4MU MicroController Units |
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