when 'simviation' 1st started

[DougC-3]

[quote]I say post it up.

[Whitey]

Dare we ask WHAT were you searching for that you got "The Strip" as a 'hit'

LOL!

I was doing a search for Flight Simulator Downloads on AOL Search and I found Simviation on the 3rd page (up to date as well!) and much later on there was thing called "The Strip", but the web adress was something like www.simviation.com/thestrip/fsdownloads.htm, so I entered and I found lots of FS98 downloads and was a bit shocked at that!

[DougC-3]

LOL!

I was doing a search for Flight Simulator Downloads on AOL Search and I found Simviation on the 3rd page (up to date as well!) and much later on there was thing called "The Strip", but the web adress was something like www.simviation.com/thestrip/fsdownloads.htm, so I entered and I found lots of FS98 downloads and was a bit shocked at that!

Somehow I got from the 1999 homepage in the earlier post above to a spiffy looking 2000 homepage.

[pete]

Not that it really matters because we are going this way >>>>, not <<<<<, but it would be interesting to watch archive.org try to claim an infringement of copyright by a site/domain owner!
You simply cannot claim copyright on already copyrighted material.
Like I say - it's not an issue in simviation's case - but I can imagine archive.org is also claiming copyright on news sites' moments of history!! Or maybe it isn't......

[llll_Ace_llll]

I'm wondering why someone has mentioned this yet and why they have'nt been busted for copyright infringment long ago .  Oh I also found this little tidbit there about getting a page removed from their archive.

How do I remove my site from the Archive?

To remove your site from the archive, see the instructions on removing documents at http://www.archive.org/internet/remove.html. Stopping robots from collecting the pages on a site leads to the removal of the pages from the existing collection.

[DougC-3]

[quote]I'm wondering why someone has mentioned this yet and why they have'nt been busted for copyright infringment long ago .

[llll_Ace_llll]

Too late I saved all of those old pages  8)

[fleetwood77]

It is a tribute to all the hard work Pete, Grumpy and others have put into this site.  I had no idea what I was getting myself into after I purchased FS2k2 and found Simviation.com.  I know I've been a pain in the side at times, but I certainly appreciate all the help!  Grumpy you are extremely gracious and generous for all your responses and help you've provided for me and many, many others.    I have learned so much about my computer, files, configurations, etc,. Just reading the forum responses.     Thanks  Tim.  

[pete]

Somebody may have just done this (name possibly starting with a "P" ), because when I search there now for Simviation.com, it says it hasn't been archived.

Not guilty..... why would I do that???

if this is true it's just yet another example of how some birdbrain (& there are plenty of them in every hobby including FS) see it fit to act against this site.

[DougC-3]

Not guilty..... why would I do that???

if this is true it's just yet another example of how some birdbrain (& there are plenty of them in every hobby including FS) see it fit to act against this site.

Now that you mention it, I guess it wouldn't make any sense to remove the pages from the archive site, since there's no possibility of a fight over copyrights.

[llll_Ace_llll]

www.archive.org gets many hits a day and sometimes their archive fails to work.  That is why you couldn't find simviations backed up pages.

[DougC-3]

[quote]www.archive.org gets many hits a day and sometimes their archive fails to work.

[Bazza]

`What happened to your spell checker Doug  -  "thoght"
- tsk tsk

bazza

[DougC-3]

[quote]`What happened to your spell checker Doug

[Woodlouse2002]

god it really seems as if i'm the new boy here after what all you lot are saying.
anyway i found simviation by accident after a friend had introduced me to flightsim.com i was using combatfs.com for my downloads intill they closed that setion down i was gutted and desperately needed a new download site. that is when last year i stumbled blindly upon simviation and ever since have stayed. came to the forums in febuary this year and really havnt left