The High Road is back up and running on a new server. All of the old moderators are back, including those who were banned. User profiles and posts have been preserved, which means Oleg got ahold of the database. The whois database shows that the domain is in Oleg’s hands, where it belongs.
Basically, it’s the same site, but with a different domain suffix. It appears Derek still has ownership and registration of the old address.
At the moment, it’s running a bit slow, but that could be a result of all of us flooding into it at once.
The announcement went out over email this morning:
Welcome to the new home of The High Road(tm) forum.
My name is Oleg Volk, and I am the owner of The High Road(tm). When I started the forum in 2002, my vision was to create a place where people from around the world could engage in cordial discussion of RKBA related matters. Since then, you have helped make The High Road(tm) one of the best places on the web for learning about firearms, for educating new shooters and for supporting effective advocacy of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Due to pending legal issues, I am moving the forum to a new home at TheHighRoad.us. This is the one and only official site at this time, owned by me. The same high standards of civility apply. In the near future, we will provide more than just a forum. The High Road(tm) is becoming an information and activism center for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
With the help of GeoVario, our new host, The High Road(tm) is now online in its new home. The new location of The High Road(tm) — http://www.thehighroad.us — will serve our members while the conversion of the .org domain name by THR’s former sysadmin is being challenged in court (Copy of the complaint available: http://www.geovario.com/legal/Complaint1.pdf ).
Feel free to mirror this announcement on your blog (here is a link to mine with details of this matter and how you can help. http://olegvolk.livejournal.com/474369.html ). If you link to THR, please update the link to point to thehighroad.us Eventually, both .us and .org addresses will point to the same site again.
Thank you all
– Oleg Volk, Owner
The High Road(tm)
I’m glad to have it back.
Of course, there are some legal wranglings going on in the background. From Oleg’s brief:
WHEREFORE, Volk hereby demands the following relief:
A. For an order declaring that Volk is the rightful owner of the <thehighroad.org>
domain name, The High Road forum, and hardware;
B. For an order directing Zeanah and/or the domain name registrar to transfer the
<thehighroad.org> domain name to Volk and to release and/or return The High Road database and
hardware to Volk;
C. For an award of damages sustained by Volk for the interruption and interference in
the business negotiations;
D. For an order directing Zeanah to file with this Court, and serve upon Volk’s counsel
within thirty (30) days after entry of such judgment, a written report under oath, setting forth in
detail the manner and form in which they have complied with such judgment;
E. For an award of Volk’s costs and disbursements incurred in this action;
F. For an order awarding attorneys fees for violation of the Anticybersquatting
Consumer protection Act, or as otherwise allowed by law or equity;
G. For an award of interest, including prejudgment interest; and
H. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
I wish Oleg the best and hope for a quick resolution.
Oh, and today is Les Jones’ birthday. Stop by and wish him a good one.