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Ian Hardwick

**Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:14 pm

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cassandra · Entrenched Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 831

it's been surreptitiously changed back again.

Interesting Razz

**Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:41 pm

GuyP

I agree it's quite bizzare. Looking at the source, you can see the URL doesn't actually redirect to the proper site (www.mindcandydesign.com) - instead, it displays the ".com" site in a frame, which means it can be given a different title.

Running a WHOIS on the domain shows that it isn't registered through the usual GoDaddy route that MC have used up until now. Googling Ian Hardwick doesn't show anything obviously related. So three main possibilities:

a) MC have tried to / are in the process of acquiring the address from him, and for some reason this current set-up has come about (eg: he won't sell the domain to them, but has agreed to display the site on the domain, but has forgot to remove his name from the title... or something)

b) It's a chap who, for reasons best known to himself, has bought the .co.uk domain and then charitably redirected it to the .com one, appending it with his name deliberately or accidentally

c) It's an evil domain stealing dude who's snapped it up and has some system in place that, before he can fill it with a nasty link portal, puts a redirect in place for a bit.

Other than that, no idea at all! Smile

The mystery deepens...

(EDIT: It hasn't been changed back for me, even after Ctrl + F5ing. You know this only applies to the .co.uk domain, right?)

**Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:41 pm

cassandra · Entrenched Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 831

well, the .com domain read Ian Hardwick for me as well until just a bit ago, then was changed.

**Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:49 pm

GuyP

O RLY?

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**Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:47 pm

bonzo · Greenhorn Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

It's me, Ian Hardwick

**Posted:** Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:51 am

Joe

looks like Ian Hardwick registered these sites through http://www.123-reg.co.uk and used their free 'cloaking' redirect service to send them to the current sites.. this either auto pre-fills in the business name used when registering the domain, or he typed his name in the wrong box.. the html for the frames page was generated by the server..

**Posted:** Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:06 pm

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bonzo · Greenhorn Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

Who is Ian Hardwick

**Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:13 am

European Chris

I'M SPART....ER....IAN HARDWICK!!

**Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:22 am

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UKver2.0 · Decorated Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 270

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**Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:16 am

xnera · Veteran Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 79

I am now getting this redirect on perplexcity.co.uk:

**Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:25 pm

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bonzo · Greenhorn Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

Who is he?

**Posted:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:11 pm

bonzo · Greenhorn Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

Answers on a postcard please

**Posted:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:15 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:54 am

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