{"id":37,"date":"2007-06-24T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2007-06-24T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamescheat.ca\/?p=37"},"modified":"2019-09-04T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T00:57:41","slug":"wiivil-my-new-domain-name-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamescheat.ca\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"Good vs Wiivil, my new domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right;\"><div style=\"margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px\";><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3319935785736004\";\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 200;\ngoogle_ad_height = 200;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"200x200_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"cccccc\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"cc0000\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"ffffff\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"008000\";\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div><\/div><p>I have been searching for a new domain name for my blog for sometime, the current name is gamescheat.ca.  I wanted something with a dot com extension since that is the popular choice.  Well, yesterday while I was reading the news on the internet, a particular headline caught my attention.  Good vs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiivil.com\" title=\"Wiivil\">Wiivil<\/a> was the headline, I clicked on the link and it took me to the full article.  It turned out to be a short movie made for Nintendo short cut showcase contest, it was the winning movie. The contest was put forward by Nintendo, $10000 to the winner of 3 to 5 minutes video or film with Nintendo theme.  The top three short film will be screened as part of the Tribeca Drive-In Short Film Series at Top of the Rock in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top 3 films:<\/p>\n<p>1st place: Good vs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiivil.com\" title=\"Wiivil\">Wiivil<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Jack Paccione, Jr., Staten Island, NY<br \/>\n2nd place: Koopa Force \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Marc Duddleson, Monroe, NC<br \/>\n3rd place: The Nintendo Office \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Christopher Preksta, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PYQhxtigExc&hl=en&fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PYQhxtigExc&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Wiivil, hmm that sounded very catchy, it would make a perfect name for my blog.  I decided to check to see if the domain was available, it was not.  After some more research I found out that the domain had expired June 5, 2007.  I went to the registrar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website Godaddy and ordered the domain for $59.  After sometime I got an email saying that my money had been refunded to my account.  Strange, there was no explanation as to why my money had been refunded.  At this point I decided to contact the person who had originally registered the domain.  It turned out that this person Super Mario, name altered to protect his identity had a good web presence.  I read some of his blog to understand who I would be dealing with. I then proceeded to send him an email explaining my intentions.  Basically I offered him $80 to renew the expired domain and transfer the ownership to me.  From what I gathered about this individual on the internet, I sensed that the probability of him cheating me for $80 was very low.  I offered to wire the money directly to his Paypal account if he accepted my offer.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime I called support at Godaddy, they informed me that because the domain name had expired the correct procedure is to backorder it.  I decided do just that for $25.  After I did that I noticed that Super Mario had replied to my email.  Good news, he had renewed the domain and decided to accept my offer.  I quickly wired the money to his Paypal account and sent him my personal details.  After some more back and forth because I had a typo in my email address, I was the happy owner of the domain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiivil.com\" title=\"Wiivil\">Wiivil<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiivil.com\/\">www.wiivil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been searching for a new domain name for my blog for sometime, the current name is gamescheat.ca. I wanted something with a dot com extension since that is the popular choice. 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