Why Did Db.com Shut Down? How To Avoid The Same Fate?

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Or maybe they could switch to a different domain and fwd ppl there when they type in the original domain.

 
SpaceMatters said:
Interesting.  So it could be that the name was seized which is pretty much what the twitter message said.  Wonder how when it's fixed, the membership will be notified of the new name?  Probably via the twitter feed. 

Any of you PR refugees follow their twitter feed? 
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Hi SM! So good to see you!  /default_smile.png  I have been following the twitter feed and so far I haven't seen any updates. I would think that if they actually are able to fix this that some sort of news would be posted there. I've seen quite a few people we know that are following like we are. Hope you are well.

On another note: Hope your trip/visit went well with the family. I was never able to see the outcome!  /default_biggrin.png

 
Hi Sheena!  So glad we were able to find a forum who's registration was not closed.  Immediate access to finding our friends was/is so key.  

Glad you follow PR's twitter feed.  Do let us know if there are any updates.  Do be careful and follow only the most trusted pharmacy/review sites. 

I have been reading everything I can on what happened to PR and as someone posted above, it's the name not the servers.  The name was registered in the US and the servers are not in the US.

Some stuff has been written on website news sites lately (site name in previous post) about suspending forum/site names.   It's a decision made by the domain name services/companies.   Sometimes these services are given a court order; sometimes they just comply with a request from LE.  

It's pretty straightforward if the site is selling meds, but the line is fuzzier when the site is a pharmacy review site.  Mostly I am sure these domain/name services do not want to be fined for aiding and abetting, like Fed-x was.  Seems to me that just as LE went after the money transfer services, they are going after the domain/board name services as well.   PR was such a big site both content and member-wise, I guess LE went after them to make a point.   

PR could probably get a new name and pop back up, but my guess is mgt there wants to resolve more long term.  Best answer is probably a new name, hosted by a service that is not in the US.  Maybe that is harder to do than we would think.  

But I am just taking what others have said, summarizing it, and putting it together best I can.  So who knows for sure?  Not me! 

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My visit with my in-laws went really well.  Super nice apartment in the city and beautiful home at the lake, 2 hours outside of the city.

I had decided that I would just ask for a glass of wine b4 dinner as that one bottle was usually served.  You know, get to it first lol.  But turned out that since my other SIL was there, they had gone wine shopping just for me!  How nice was that!  But there was also no excess drinking which was appropriate.  To be honest I had more of an issue finding no sugar, no grain food options.  I did my best, and just got back on track when I got home.  

We are in open forum here so I will not be as chatty as usual.  Only 20 posts to pm though.  Or maybe there is a Sr Forum that will open up to us at 20 posts, I don't know.  

Glad to see you Sheena.  It's so upsetting when a board goes down.  Everyone is scattered to the four corners ... 
 
Excellent summary SpaceMatters, that's how I understand the situation to be. I'm very thankful that DBG has been so gracious to let us regroup here. Best!

 
I posted this in another thread too, but count me as one of the grateful ones. I was a PR member for a few years, my only forum, but got used to the community there.

I noticed that after the last post about the NAND issue beinb resolved by lawyers, the PR twitter page vanished.

I'm so very glad to be approved and a member of DBG, many thanks to what seems a really rational and together place!

 
Isis667 said:
I posted this in another thread too, but count me as one of the grateful ones. I was a PR member for a few years, my only forum, but got used to the community there.

I noticed that after the last post about the NAND issue beinb resolved by lawyers, the PR twitter page vanished.

I'm so very glad to be approved and a member of DBG, many thanks to what seems a really rational and together place!
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Huh - I just pulled up their twitter feed, as in two minutes ago.

 
We are really glad to have you guys here! Maybe this is your new home!

 
CatintheHat said:
We are really glad to have you guys here! Maybe this is your new home!
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Thank you so much CatintheHat for welcoming all of us to DBG. People seem so friendly here and it gives us "refugees" a soft spot to land!  /default_smile.png

 
It is a pleasure to have you guys honestly. I have never seen a group of people so mindful of the rules. I was in a panic when you all started showing up, but there was no need! With no exceptions, every PR member has enriched the forum. I was a member over there, but this always felt like home :)

 
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