CAMRA taken over by Speed CAMERAs?

Question

I have, for the last 2 years, run a website for my local (Northamptonshire) branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). I don't have a beard, or wear sandals, I just like the taste of Real Ale and know a bit about HTML and PHP. Anyway, the site is named (appropriately) Northants CAMRA.

The website resides at

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I have recently found out that the local Safety Camera Association (speed cameras by any other name) have registered the name Northants CAMERA and have applied to my service provider to take over the URL. I didn't even get an e-mail or a phone call. They could have been reasonable, even asked for a "disambiguation" link on the homepage, but no.

tl;dr - someone nicked my domain name.

-=# Ben Coulson #=-

Richard Robinson · Accepted Answer

Quite apart from being obnoxiously stupid by the camera people (wtf do they want a mispeeled sitename, anyway ?) I'd think that's rather bad behaviour by the ISP, and a good reason to not give them business. Who are they ?

Sunny Bard · Answer

The domain name itself is still registered to youfunny the author of the "SCAM" website is a certain Ben Coulson, ah yes, what's the date ...

Mike Barnes · Answer

Ben Coulson :Is this relevant?

Offramp · Answer

Good one. If it was an April Fool's joke then I fell for it! I wasquite indignant that someone had gazumped you.

Richard Robinson · Answer

*applause*

bobharvey · Answer

Good effort, Mr Coulson.  Have a shedpoint.

Brian Howie · Answer

In message , bobharvey  writesGoogle's had a go at it tooBrian

Esra Sdrawkcab · Answer

Next year the Northern Ant Appreciation Society's webcam?

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