Checking on the status of the website

originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
NO ONE cleans house, cooks, does the mending, takes out the garbage.

Some of the trolls are getting banned. The serial returnees for example.
So yeah .. you guys are 'taking out the trash' every so often.

a reply to: some_stupid_name

Or even some parts of the code, if they are done in the same way of the dark/bright button code, that, apparently, uses a cookie set to expire on 24 Jan 2024 20:24:24 UTC.

a reply to: ArMaP

yeah, I would imagine it's about to come apart at the seems.

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Expires On2024-05-18
Registered On1997-05-17
Updated On2023-03-30

I had to make this Account I've been here off and on since 2010 and surprisingly this thread seems like the best place to ask a question that has kind of bothered me. I remember reading awhile back that Merriam-Webster had actually changed the definition of Vaccine anyway I tried to look for the thread and it's gone.... Is someone purposely getting rid of controversial threads because of so called new ownership. Maybe I'm really bad at using the search engine. Thanks

originally posted by: KozhinR
I remember reading awhile back that Merriam-Webster had actually changed the definition of Vaccine anyway I tried to look for the thread and it's gone.... Is someone purposely getting rid of controversial threads because of so called new ownership. Maybe I'm really bad at using the search engine. Thanks

I believe it was discussed in this thread...

UK & IRL relax covid restrictions after MAJOR complaint submitted to International Criminal Court

Apparently I first registered 9-10-2004 but it seems like I was here before that. This was a great place, but for whatever reason I stopped coming. When I checked in after a long absence, it had changed a lot, gotten off track. I had no idea there were issues with the ownership. Then my account was nuked and I eventually gave up on reactivating it so here I am.

As for the domain expiration, there have been plenty of times I've waited for a domain to expire so I could scoop it up, and it almost always gets renewed. I have lucked out with an auction, which would simply wait for the second your desired domain expired and buy it for you. There wasn't even an extra charge at the time, but now the domain industry is broken. Expiration no longer means anything, as the registrar simply takes it over, supposedly holding it to allow the lapsed owner to renew (usually with a nice penalty fee). Then they get sold in bulk and resold on domain reselling sites. A site with this much traffic and longevity would fetch a pretty penny.

I don't see why Go Daddy wouldn't accept payment from a third party. As I recall, though, they have their own setup where they sell expired domains (the creatively named GoDaddy Auctions). It costs like $5 to join, and I did join, but I was unable to get what I wanted.

Of course, it's the hosting that costs actual money, though.

a reply to: misslinda

If you miss the way ATS used to be, please consider visiting the link in my signature.

a reply to: misslinda

That's accurate. The domain will go to GoDaddy auctions after it expires following the grace period.

anyone have any prospects for any web forums that would be good enough to take ATS's place? It's kind of sad I have to think of a replacement, but wondering if there are any websites out there that could be a placeholder untill someone might buy the domain and remake the website (high hopes)

a reply to: wrayth
Check the second post above yours.

I signed up as LightAngel on denyignorance.com - and it looks like a really good place to read posts and discuss.

I still hope this place will stay, but I guess I am only dreaming.

TWO WEEKS until deadline of May 18.

Status ... UNCHANGED. Still May 18, 2024.

UK Go Daddy

Website Builder

And the name status is HERE

I have been on this website since BEFORE I got on.........myspace.

However, the website did something weird with my password and I couldn't get it fixed.

I'll miss this website if it goes cold.

I have a great concept for a website but I don't know how to code nor do I have the capital to pay anyone.

I'll definitely miss this place.

a reply to: TheAliens

You have choices.
Send me a PM and I can get your ATS password and email reset....and use until ATS goes dark.
Post under this account for the duration.

See my signature link for life after Darkeness.

a reply to: Astyanax

This site and other sites are what the members make it to be.

It can be great or irrelevant - it is all up to the members.

a reply to: Astyanax

You're fun. We're so glad to have you here, too.

a reply to: yeahright

His custom title under his username says it all.

a reply to: yeahright

Always at the service of my fans.