has www.ntlcommunity.com sold out? - Page 3

grum1978 · 08-08-2003, 21:28

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Originally posted by matty4donna
Its undisclosed for legal reasons, hence why it is undisclosed.

Won't the amount be published at some point in financal figures?

Richard M · 08-08-2003, 21:30

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Originally posted by grum1978
Won't the amount be published at some point in financal figures?

Noooo...don't be silly.
They'll put it down as a box of biros or something..

Stuart W · 08-08-2003, 21:30

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Originally posted by Andre
Why didn't you speak to me and offer it to me then, so we could attract more ntl customers in need of help to this site?

Perhaps you couldn't "disclose" the correct ammount?

Lord Nikon · 08-08-2003, 21:30

How about a new domain for you matty...

ntlbought.me.uk

Shaun · 08-08-2003, 21:33

Maybe if we have a whip round, we could disclose enough to find out!!

Stuart W · 08-08-2003, 21:34

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Originally posted by matty4donna
Because i would not have known who runs this site to offer it to anyone anyway. Plus, the domain in question had legal implications for anyone owning it anyway.

Well I for one would have taken on the legal battle.

But then, I'm not scared off by corporate lawyers. Anyone who knows some of my dealings with ntl would know this.

Mind you, probably more importantly, I wouldn't have sold out.

You say the posts were becoming increasingly negative.
Where were your MOD's then?

Alan Waddington · 08-08-2003, 21:34

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Originally posted by matty4donna
Because i would not have known who runs this site to offer it to anyone anyway. Plus, the domain in question had legal implications for anyone owning it anyway.

Looks like the options were cash or lawyers. If you stuff the mattress with lawyers, it makes the bed lumpy. I'd have made the same decision

Alan

Richard M · 08-08-2003, 21:36

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Originally posted by dellwear
Maybe if we have a whip round, we could disclose enough to find out!!

lmao

Seriously though, a young person with lots of things he would like to buy offered cash for their dormant domain?
I'm not surprised, I might have done the same myself but not if the site was active though.

Ramrod · 08-08-2003, 21:38

*shields up*
I think that you did right matty. Your site was as dead as a dead thing (sorry m8) and the fact that you have sold it to ntl dosn't change a thing in the greater scheme of things. There are two other (at least) independant ntl sites that are doing a good job. The fact that you sold out makes no difference to anyone except you and your wallet (and your nerves from what you say). Well done and I hope you screwed them on the price!

Tristan · 08-08-2003, 21:43

Look at it this way. Matty registered ntlcommunity.com long after NTL had made public the fact they were going to have their own help site with that name. Cybersquatting is now against the law. NTL would have won had the case gone to court. If you ask me, the idea was to deliberately trap people who would be looking for the 'official' Community site, and I don't like that.

For example, if eBay announced they were going to set up a new car auction service at motoring.ebay.com, would it be okay for me to go and immediately register the domain www.ebaymotoring.com? I think not.

kronas · 08-08-2003, 21:43

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Originally posted by Ramrod
*shields up*
I think that you did right matty. Your site was as dead as a dead thing (sorry m8) and the fact that you have sold it to ntl dosn't change a thing in the greater scheme of things. There are two other (at least) independant ntl sites that are doing a good job. The fact that you sold out makes no difference to anyone except you and your wallet (and your nerves from what you say). Well done and I hope you screwed them on the price!

i have to disagree i think its digusting you sold out matty just in it for the money you were not interested in anything else no wonder companys get away with murder people buckle under the simple pressure and cave in to money and not what is right and honest thing

Lord Nikon · 08-08-2003, 21:46

Is there a reason every post by matty has now vanished from the thread? (other than he sold out)

Alan Waddington · 08-08-2003, 21:49

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Originally posted by Tristan
Look at it this way. Matty registered ntlcommunity.com long after NTL had made public the fact they were going to have their own help site with that name. Cybersquatting is now against the law. NTL would have won had the case gone to court.

I was thinking much the same thing. And I agree with Ramrod about the site being dead and therefore not a great loss to the true ntl community.

Ramrod · 08-08-2003, 21:51

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Originally posted by Andre
As I have already stated Ramrod, Matty could easily have contacted me with news of ntl's 'offer' and if needs be (within reason) I could have bought it from him, and it would have re-directed here to help more of ntl's customers that get shat on from a great height by them.

True, he could have but would you have had as deep pockets as ntl? I know that the morally upstanding thing would have been to hand it over to you but your site is doing an excellent job already. I don't think it matters that much that matty made a quick buck off ntl. His site was dead and on top of that he was getting abuse about it.

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That didn't happen, Matty didn't give a **** about ntl's customers and sold out at the first opportunity

I know that this is a very emotive subject for you but I find the level of abuse (by mods) directed at matty very worrying. He is, after all a member here.
.....sorry if I am out of line saying that.....

Lord Nikon · 08-08-2003, 21:52

I am just asking if the missing matty posts is an admin edit or did he pack up his toys and go home sulking?