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724Skinsfan · 04-30-2008, 09:14 PM

That sucks, Matty, but this site could look like your basic Notepad app and it would still be considered the best Redskin's discussion board on the Web.

Jamaican'Skin · 04-30-2008, 09:18 PM

Wow, thats ridiculous. Didn't know that we were showing up on the NFL radar like that

SmootSmack · 04-30-2008, 09:21 PM

I just want to commend Matty for keeping his head above water these past few days and leading us through all these changes. I know it's been stressful.

We'll be as strong as we've ever been.

drew54 · 04-30-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I always used thewarpath.net too

The only reason I changed it was to help the search engine rankings, now that's gonna go to shit with another domain change but oh well, they'll come back eventually.

Should we start searching for this site daily to help boost thewarpath.net

mlmpetert · 04-30-2008, 09:38 PM

I allways did the thewarpath.org and it says "forbidden" for the last couple of days.

It does really suck but I guess what can you do. Also Ive allways wanted to say thanks for hosting the site and putting togather the best fan site I know of.

Maybe one day these sites will end up over seas like kazaa and stuff. Really sucks. And if helps ill start finding my way here through search engines too. Any particular key words? "Redskins forum"?

Skins fan 44 · 04-30-2008, 09:42 PM

Like you are such a threat to the NFL. Don't they have better things to do then pick on the little people? You even advertise merchandise for the fans to buy. What a thanks you get!!!

davy · 04-30-2008, 09:53 PM

This is beyond belief, if it was a month earlier I would be thinking what a poor April Fool's joke.

So no site can use the term "Redskins" in their title or use official logos without the express written consent of the NFL blah blah blah.

Ludicrous.

Schneed10 · 04-30-2008, 09:53 PM

No worries. The strength of this forum is the intelligent fan base we have and the thoughtful discussions that take place here. That sure as hell won't change. It may be tougher to gain visibility around the internet, but the membership will stay strong and the site will keep growing.

Way to battle through it, keep fighting your guts out, Matty!

EternalEnigma21 · 04-30-2008, 10:06 PM

can you get the express written consent to use their logos in some situations, or would they require you to pay for them?

Schneed10 · 04-30-2008, 10:12 PM

I think we need to focus on what's important here.

Can we still broadcast major league baseball with implied oral consent as opposed to expressed written consent?

AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace · 04-30-2008, 10:18 PM

This site is awesome no matter what happens

THE WARPATH...keeping AWNB's test grades lower than expected since 2006

cpayne5 · 04-30-2008, 10:18 PM

This is crazy.

I don't think the NFL has any right to the redskinswarpath.com domain. It's yours. They may not like you using it "for profit" (I know, profit - funny, right?), but that doesn't mean that they have a legal right to overtake it. It can point to nothing, if they want. I'd recommend that you check on your other domain names and get them re-registered ASAP - protect yourself from the league trying to pull any future funny business.

Did they say that we could still mention players' names? Or do we have to come up with codes? Probably couldn't use jersey numbers; they'd get wise to that.

For what it's worth, I have no doubt that this comes directly from the Redskins organization. The league may be the ones executing the plan, but I have to believe that it began in Ashburn.

SmootSmack · 04-30-2008, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace

THE WARPATH...keeping AWNB's test grades lower than expected since 2006

That's a great sig!

Anyway, we don't who the request came from. Might have been the Redskins, might have been the NFL

Either way, it's been handled cordially and professionally. And all we can do now is move forward. So let's try to take the high road here.

skinsguy · 04-30-2008, 10:26 PM

I don't believe I could ever post on a <name removed for fear of copyright violation) fan site if this one was to be shut down. For one thing, ES's color scheme hurts my eyes, and there are just waay too many idi........ well, I just like this place better and let's leave it at that.

skinsguy · 04-30-2008, 10:27 PM

Hey, so does that mean I have to change my name from Skinsguy to Xguy? lol!

04-30-2008, 09:14 PM	#16
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: Important site news please read That sucks, Matty, but this site could look like your basic Notepad app and it would still be considered the best Redskin's discussion board on the Web. __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

04-30-2008, 09:18 PM	#17
Jamaican'Skin The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Age: 38 Posts: 2,418	Re: Important site news please read Wow, thats ridiculous. Didn't know that we were showing up on the NFL radar like that

04-30-2008, 09:21 PM	#18
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Important site news please read I just want to commend Matty for keeping his head above water these past few days and leading us through all these changes. I know it's been stressful. We'll be as strong as we've ever been. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

04-30-2008, 09:38 PM	#20
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	Re: Important site news please read I allways did the thewarpath.org and it says "forbidden" for the last couple of days. It does really suck but I guess what can you do. Also Ive allways wanted to say thanks for hosting the site and putting togather the best fan site I know of. Maybe one day these sites will end up over seas like kazaa and stuff. Really sucks. And if helps ill start finding my way here through search engines too. Any particular key words? "Redskins forum"?

04-30-2008, 09:42 PM	#21
Skins fan 44 Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brazil, IN Age: 54 Posts: 883	Re: Important site news please read Like you are such a threat to the NFL. Don't they have better things to do then pick on the little people? You even advertise merchandise for the fans to buy. What a thanks you get!!! __________________ HTTR!

04-30-2008, 09:53 PM	#22
davy Impact Rookie Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 939	Re: Important site news please read This is beyond belief, if it was a month earlier I would be thinking what a poor April Fool's joke. So no site can use the term "Redskins" in their title or use official logos without the express written consent of the NFL blah blah blah. Ludicrous. __________________ “Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.”

04-30-2008, 09:53 PM	#23
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,426	Re: Important site news please read No worries. The strength of this forum is the intelligent fan base we have and the thoughtful discussions that take place here. That sure as hell won't change. It may be tougher to gain visibility around the internet, but the membership will stay strong and the site will keep growing. Way to battle through it, keep fighting your guts out, Matty! __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

04-30-2008, 10:06 PM	#24
EternalEnigma21 Assistant Regional Mod Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carbondale CO Age: 44 Posts: 2,958	Re: Important site news please read can you get the express written consent to use their logos in some situations, or would they require you to pay for them? __________________ I am the brute squad.

04-30-2008, 10:12 PM	#25
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,426	Re: Important site news please read I think we need to focus on what's important here. Can we still broadcast major league baseball with implied oral consent as opposed to expressed written consent? __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

04-30-2008, 10:18 PM	#26
AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace Impact Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fayetteville, NC Age: 39 Posts: 896	Re: Important site news please read This site is awesome no matter what happens THE WARPATH...keeping AWNB's test grades lower than expected since 2006

04-30-2008, 10:18 PM	#27
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Re: Important site news please read This is crazy. I don't think the NFL has any right to the redskinswarpath.com domain. It's yours. They may not like you using it "for profit" (I know, profit - funny, right?), but that doesn't mean that they have a legal right to overtake it. It can point to nothing, if they want. I'd recommend that you check on your other domain names and get them re-registered ASAP - protect yourself from the league trying to pull any future funny business. Did they say that we could still mention players' names? Or do we have to come up with codes? Probably couldn't use jersey numbers; they'd get wise to that. For what it's worth, I have no doubt that this comes directly from the Redskins organization. The league may be the ones executing the plan, but I have to believe that it began in Ashburn. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

04-30-2008, 10:26 PM	#29
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Important site news please read I don't believe I could ever post on a <name removed for fear of copyright violation) fan site if this one was to be shut down. For one thing, ES's color scheme hurts my eyes, and there are just waay too many idi........ well, I just like this place better and let's leave it at that. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

04-30-2008, 10:27 PM	#30
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Important site news please read Hey, so does that mean I have to change my name from Skinsguy to Xguy? lol! __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

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