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Old 29-10-2009, 09:46 AM   #1
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Hi Guys,

Does anyone know anything about the site that used to be located at www.geocities.com/falconfacts

It is now mirrored at www.falconfacts.net and falconfacts.xfalcon.com due to geocities being taken down but i can't find ANYTHING about who originally created it.

Thanks, John.

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Old 29-10-2009, 10:20 AM   #2
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I was happily using that site not more than 3 days ago and have been using it for years. What happened to GeoCities?

Falcon Facts is a great site but I wish it was updated with the newer models...
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Old 29-10-2009, 10:33 AM   #3
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geocities is owned by Yahoo... they decided to shut it down and push people on to paid hosting.

and thats why we've made copies of the website, because its a fantastic resource.
and again why i want to find out who build it, i wouldn't mind updating it but would rather get permission from the original owner first.
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Old 29-10-2009, 11:28 AM   #4
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Good on you for rescuing it and mirroring it to preserve it for future use.

Pity the original owner/creator might not be as easy to track down as it was to mirror the site! :(
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Old 29-10-2009, 11:37 AM   #5
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There was a guy in the x-series club with a green XP that had a website like this.
I'm not sure if it was this one or not.
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Old 30-10-2009, 01:49 PM   #6
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I have known this website very well over the years, so thanks for preserving it! Don't know who made it though.
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Old 30-10-2009, 02:07 PM   #7
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you can can also access it using archive.org
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.geo...om/falconfacts

My old Ford Falcon website is still around
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.fl.net.au/~chris
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Old 31-10-2009, 08:26 PM   #8
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I also use that site regularly. Thanks for saving it.

I hope you manage to find the original author because it would be great if it could be updated.
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There was a guy in the x-series club with a green XP that had a website like this. - I'm not sure if it was this one or not.
yes he did...............

I noticed AFF is not on the list of links
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