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CyanogenMod domain situation has been resolved

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Re: CyanogenMod domain situation has been resolved

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Post by a1k0n »

krosaen wrote: post #4

apparently from the guy who managed the domain: https://plus.google.com/116028512018932696380/posts/4gDX3Hyg...

> If I was out for the money, why an earth would I have transferred the domain to the CM Team for free?

Then why did he set up the domain in the first place? Isn't it a kind of donation? And supposedly he was soliciting donations himself..? Isn't that the least you could do?

Re: CyanogenMod domain situation has been resolved

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Post by elithrar »

krosaen wrote: post #4

apparently from the guy who managed the domain: https://plus.google.com/116028512018932696380/posts/4gDX3Hyg...

> "I purchased the CyanogenMod.com domain name 3 years ago and have been responsible for the renewal fees ever since"

What's not clear is whether he purchased it (through a broker or private sale) or whether he "purchased" it in the sense he just registered it with a registrar. If the latter, he could not have been up for more than $60 ($30 is more likely).

The way he writes it makes it seem like the renewal fees ("... ever since") were a big deal and that he was doing them a huge favor by paying for it.

Re: CyanogenMod domain situation has been resolved

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

There is so much wrong with the other guy's story [1] that it's hard to even know where to begin.

1. No mention of the 10K extortion attempt.

2. No mention of the "big deal" (fraud) perpetrated by impersonating Steve and or the CM team to negotiate deals that netted the guy (a guesstimated) $8K.

3. The Registrar changing the NSs of a locked domain is either baloney, or a good reason to never use that registrar again. That would make it impossible to do a zero downtime domain xfer.

4. Even on twitter his story was inconsistent or half full of him lashing out at people.

I've been told that the team is not pursuing anything, though PayPal, N2A and... what was the other big one... all have been contacted and told what happened (see #2).

Were there ever "the days" when people would say "I'm sorry" without caveats or excuses and mean it 100%? At best, he apologizes to anyone he "offended". I guess he offended my sense of decency, and offended my sensibilities given how to handle cases where you screwed up. Between his Twitter and this "summary", I would say the shovel is still in his hands. I wonder if he paused for breath or realized how big the hole was.

[1] https://plus.google.com/116028512018932696380/posts/4gDX3Hyg...

Re: CyanogenMod domain situation has been resolved

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Post by Herring »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #7

There is so much wrong with the other guy's story [1] that it's hard to even know where to begin. 1. No mention of the 10K extortion attempt. 2. No mention of the "big deal" (fraud) perpetrated by impersonating Steve and or the CM team to negotiate deals that netted the guy (a guesstimated) $8K. 3. The Registrar changing the NSs of a locked domain is either baloney, or a good reason to never use that registrar again.…

>Were there ever "the days" when people would say "I'm sorry" without caveats or excuses and mean it 100%?

Nope. The one thing I remember from How to Win Friends and Influence People is that nobody ever believes they are at fault. Pointing fingers is rarely productive. It's best just to accept it & learn from it & move on.

Re: CyanogenMod domain situation has been resolved

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Post by damian2000 »

tjbiddle wrote: post #2

Fantastic to hear that this was resolved so quickly. I'm never left unimpressed by what a simple blog post and it's audience can accomplish.

And if we are to believe the dude who created the problem, the swarm of hate on his personal twitter & email accounts.
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