Welding Web Down?

[Big Barn]

here is what I get for weldingweb. Amazon is the registrar. and the site is in Australia. they are using cloudflarenet to hide themselves for some reason!.

Host information for "https://www.weldingweb.com/":
Host name: Forums -

WeldingWeb - Welding forum for pros and enthusiasts
IP address:
Country: Australia (AU)
Domain name: weldingweb.com
Top-Level: COM
Country (EN): Commercial
Country (DE): Kommerzielle Unternehmen
Whois server: whois.internic.net

Domain query for "weldingweb.com" at "whois.internic.net":

Domain Name: WELDINGWEB.COM
Registry Domain ID: 102564093_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.amazon.com
Registrar URL: Amazon Route 53 - Amazon Web Services
Updated Date: 2020-02-14T15:52:21Z
Creation Date: 2003-08-24T23:28:01Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2021-08-24T23:28:01Z
Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 468
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited EPP Status Codes | What Do They Mean, and Why Should I Know? - ICANN
Name Server: NS-1345.AWSDNS-40.ORG
Name Server: NS-1783.AWSDNS-30.CO.UK
Name Server: NS-507.AWSDNS-63.COM
Name Server: NS-994.AWSDNS-60.NET
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
>>> Last update of whois database: 2020-03-13T17:42:46Z <<<

For more information on Whois status codes, please visit EPP Status Codes | What Do They Mean, and Why Should I Know? - ICANN


Redircted domain query for "weldingweb.com" at "whois.registrar.amazon.com":

Domain Name: weldingweb.com
Registry Domain ID: 102564093_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.amazon.com
Registrar URL: https://registrar.amazon.com
Updated Date: 2020-02-14T17:04:34.200Z
Creation Date: 2003-08-24T23:28:01Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-08-24T23:28:01Z
Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 468
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: registrar-abuse@amazon.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2067406200
Reseller:
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited EPP Status Codes | What Do They Mean, and Why Should I Know? - ICANN
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: On behalf of weldingweb.com owner
Registrant Organization: Whois Privacy Service
Registrant Street: P.O. Box 81226
Registrant City: Seattle
Registrant State/Province: WA
Registrant Postal Code: 98108-1226
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.2065771368
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: owner-11968947@weldingweb.com.whoisprivacyservice.org
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: On behalf of weldingweb.com administrative contact
Admin Organization: Whois Privacy Service
Admin Street: P.O. Box 81226
Admin City: Seattle
Admin State/Province: WA
Admin Postal Code: 98108-1226
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.2065771368
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: admin-11968947@weldingweb.com.whoisprivacyservice.org
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: On behalf of weldingweb.com technical contact
Tech Organization: Whois Privacy Service
Tech Street: P.O. Box 81226
Tech City: Seattle
Tech State/Province: WA
Tech Postal Code: 98108-1226
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.2065771368
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: tech-11968947@weldingweb.com.whoisprivacyservice.org
Name Server: ns-1345.awsdns-40.org
Name Server: ns-1783.awsdns-30.co.uk
Name Server: ns-507.awsdns-63.com
Name Server: ns-994.awsdns-60.net
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2020-02-14T17:04:34.432Z <<<

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Wow. Those two posts have more content than the entire month of March on Welding Web.

 

[radios1]

Well, as long as you're happy ...

well, I didn't realize I made 2 posts, I deleted the first one, as the second one I made was better, there is a lot of info, I'm sure some of it could be used to get to the bottom of the problem!..

 

[California]

there is a lot of info, I'm sure some of it could be used to get to the bottom of the problem!..

Which part?

Glancing through that I got the impression something is newly sourced on a .au (Australia) site, and something got renewed yesterday 3/13. But the wall keeping the owner unknown remains impervious. I didn't see information that anyone can act on.

 

[Underdog57]

Why not super charge this welding forum?

I read it every day.:2cents:

 

[dragoneggs]

Why not super charge this welding forum?

I read it every day.:2cents:

I'd prefer that.

 

[Muhammad]

Out of curiosity how many various web forums do you run? I'm assuming more than just TBN.

www.lawnmowerforum.com and FarmChat are two others. We have some other non-tractor sites too. I'm not opposed to having more but over the years we've tried a few and they didn't take off... need a good combination of members and members to make it work.

 

[Big Barn]

Farm Chat looks kind of interesting at first glance.

Hmm. Not available on Tapatalk?

 

[Mark_D]

Tapatalk is a must in my book.

 

[Big Barn]

Tapatalk is a must in my book.

Same

 

[dragoneggs]

Tapatalk is a must in my book.

Why not just use the TractorByNet app (iPhone)... works great for me. Not sure about other platform availability.

 

[Big Barn]

Lots of traffic on WW lately. Mostly complaints and questions on posting and navigation. Way more than welding related topics.

What seems really noticeable is the absence of trolls and haters who most likely gave up in frustration. Less screen time for them and more time to do real world stuff like beat on their spouses.


Shoot. Did I say that out loud????

 

[dstig1]

We could get something set up next week. The biggest issue is I'm not a welding expert myself so perhaps a brain trust of guys who know the best way to set things up would be good so we get the sections organized nicely from the start.

I'd say 5-7 sections at first and then expand from there. Also I noticed some comments about the color scheme IIRC WW was grey and black, right?

The WW setup before the crash was pretty good. They did not go crazy on subforums, but they covered pretty much exactly what you would want. Not too little, not too much, overall. You can quibble on the margins a little and trim some stuff but overall they had a solid line up. The sponsored forums are the section where you would need to decide if that made sense to continue or not. They still have pretty much the same "tree structure" but the rest of the mechanics are a mess since the crash or whatever happened. The old color scheme was not far off from TBN, though the background was maybe a tad darker gray. No biggie, just was pretty easy on the eyes to read.

If you can get their old content, that would be historical gold, but that is getting tougher especially with the braintrust at Photobucket making a mess of all those old photos people posted.

The other catch would be patrolling the forum and booting off the jerks. There have not been as many in recent years, but the few that stuck around are high quality jerks. Used to be a ton of them, but many gave up or moved on, I guess. The good people there are really a gold mine of knowledge. And they have lost a few real treasures over the past few years (passed away) DSW and Irish Fixit were two of the most notable.

 

[Muhammad]

Farm Chat looks kind of interesting at first glance.

Hmm. Not available on Tapatalk?

Soon both will be.

 

[Big Barn]

Soon both will be.

Awesome. Thanks for the info.

 

[Big Barn]

 

[searcyfarms]

Soon both will be.

so how would a person go about buying WW if we dont even know who to approach about it - it must be a tax write off for someone

 

[California]

What seems really noticeable is the absence of trolls and haters

You haven't seen the Coronavirus thread then. They're all there!

 

[Big Barn]

You haven't seen the Coronavirus thread then. They're all there!

Oh. No doubt. I didn’t even bother looking.

 

[Muhammad]

so how would a person go about buying WW if we dont even know who to approach about it - it must be a tax write off for someone

Oh now I know... finally found the owner.

 

[California]

Don't leave us hanging like that!

What did you learn?