NamePopper missing?

[RON2]

Originally posted by RMF
Ever try contacting a webhost that hosts any of his domains?. They should know his real name. Also, if any of you ever did speak with him on the phone, you could find out who pays the bills for that phone number. For those who know his IP# at certain times/dates, you could find out his name by contacting his ISP. Just do a ip lookup to find out what ISP he was using.

RMF

I was Popper's host for his sites - gif.org, namepopper.com, bigmouth.us, and have done dozens of Paypal transactions with him. No leads there.

Info about his IP addresses and ISP is known, but I'm not sure how that helps.

 

[Ciqala]

whatever nicks situation i know from first hand experience he is a generous guy and when he bought designs and other things from me he was certainly not trying to get one over on me and should it emerge he was using an alias i am sure its purely a privacy issue and was meant with no underlying intent or hidden agendas.

anyways its my intention to grab namepopper.com when it drops shortly (i have the snap) and will hold on to it until i hear he no longer needs it and would ask that any people who are contemplating going after it re-consider. the more senior members here know i'm to be trusted and as a friend of nicks i would like to know its being held in safe hands. and i'm sure its also apparent but anyone who goes after it for the purpose of gaining traffic/links (i intend to post a message for nick and only that) would only expose their true nature and giving the level of support for nick here would only damage their reputation.

 

[Fearless]

I think Nick had secrets no one found out. It surprises me that no one ever spoke to him by phone. He was very careful to not leave any trails to him. I was planning a trip to Dallas. I told Nick to give me his address and I'd stop by. He told me he was going to the hospital. I said OK, what hospital? I'll go there. He wouldn't tell me. Later I asked for his phone number. No dice.
I got pissed. He responded with an email. One of the things he said was "Hey man - the reason I stay a little in the shadows is because I've had bad experiences in the past from meeting people on the web - and now I'm just a little paranoid - so I keep most of my personal information private."

The possibilities are endless. One thing that hasn't been explored. Check with prisons in the Dallas area and find out if Internet service was pulled from the prisoners in July. d

The other thing is to convince an affiliate program he used, to give you the address they sent the checks to. Applied Semantics might be a starting place. He may have avoided affiliate programs that didn't pay by Paypal.

Whatever his motives were to become someone else, I hope one motive wasn't to rip people off. He may have concocted the disability story thinking it would help him sell more domain names or buy domain names cheaper and then figured out since he worked his ass off, he didn't need the story or the secrecy. He may have killed off Nick/Namepopper and now is amongst us selling the shit out of domain names. :laugh:

Don't mention the names, but did he leave any valuable names unsold before he disappeared? Or did he pretty much liquidate his inventory?

Nick if you're reading all this, email me. I'll be your agent. I think I could get you a six figure deal on the rights to your story. k:

I miss you buddy.

 

[Ed30]

Originally posted by Gregr

I miss you buddy.

I think that quote sums up what we are all trying to say. If his disappearance leads us down false paths of enquiry it's only because we are trying to make some sense out of his disappearance.

Gregr is much too tight to be Nick :-D

 

[Fearless]

Originally posted by MovieDomains
Gregr!

Nice to see you. How ya been?

I've been busy cooking up conspiracies. :-D

 

[Fearless]

BTW George is on the other end of the spectrum. We know too much about George. I believe his dental records are on his website www.kirikos.com. :laugh:

 

[actnow]

Ciqala, I any one has an extra GoDaddy domain alert, maybe they should put it on NamePopper to cover all bases.

 

[GeorgeK]

lol Greg. Shockingly, you and I have never talked on the phone, so you never know.....perhaps I'm really Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. arty:

 

[Beachie]

Originally posted by Gregr
The possibilities are endless. One thing that hasn't been explored. Check with prisons in the Dallas area and find out if Internet service was pulled from the prisoners in July. d

Whatever his motives were to become someone else, I hope one motive wasn't to rip people off. He may have concocted the disability story thinking it would help him sell more domain names or buy domain names cheaper and then figured out since he worked his ass off, he didn't need the story or the secrecy. He may have killed off Nick/Namepopper and now is amongst us selling the shit out of domain names. :laugh:

Hey Greg

I can't believe for a second that Nick would rip anyone off.. In fact, he was very secretive about his accident until Duke's story at DNJ, which I know he was hesitant about also. When he originally told me he insisted that I didn't treat him any differently.

I imagine that the truth is probably very mundane, and that he is just very secretive, for whatever reason. I also suspect that his absense is most likely health-related.

..or an alien abduction :smartass:

 

[Beachie]

Originally posted by GeorgeK
lol Greg. Shockingly, you and I have never talked on the phone, so you never know.....perhaps I'm really Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. arty:

You can't be the Easter Bunny, George. Your dental records don't show any buck-teeth :goofy:

:wink:

Speaking of bunnies - I just realized what's missing on the bunny I drew yesterday for devildude8989 - buck teeth!!

http://members.iinet.net.au/~inphase/bunny.jpg

 

[Sharpy]

This thread is getting rediculous. Can you imagine if Nick is away for valid reasons and comes back to read some of this stuff. Yes the general tone of the thread is admirable, but the longer it goes on, the more bizzar/meanspirited these Xfile theorys are going to get. Please trash this thread. I'm sure if anyone hears from, or about Nick, they won't need this thread as a vehicle to announce it.

 

[Beachie]

Originally posted by Sharpy
the more bizzar/meanspirited these Xfile theorys are going to get.

Someone needs a humor transplant

If you can't see the difference between humor and concern, you shouldn't have had the lobotomy.

 

[Steen]

I like Beachie :-D

 

[ShaunP]

or .. the guy created a certain persona .. sold a lot of names to a bunch of people that "liked" the persona ... and all leave feeling good about it.

... has a certain "fock, I feel great about it, and don't care the reason cause I've been "popped" by the best." feeling about it for ya.

.. feel better?

Shaun

 

[izopod]

I've decided to spell this out for everyone. This post is starting to get "nonsensical":

1) "Nick Master" wasn't "Namepopper.com's" real name (fact)

2) "Namepopper.com" was a decent person, but very elusive.

3) To my knowledge no one ever got "screwed" by Namepopper.com

4) My best guess is that "Namepopper.com" is still posting today under a different name, for whatever reasons. When you get too close to someone and they "pull away" there is a logical reason: They aren't who they say they are (duh!!!).

Here is my theory: This is a male dominated "sport". I find it funny that LawPsych is the only "declared" female to really post on this board. My guess is there are others, such as "NamePopper.com"

Oh, and if you are wondering which gender would sell "Flowers.org" for such a cheap price, I think I found your answer...

Before you say this is "crazy" talk, I have found someone with very similiar "posting styles".... Namepopper's "signature" was that "he/she" was quite excessive with "his/her" use of hypens in "his/her" threads. Another DNFer to remain anonymous joined 6/03, has a "strikingly" similiar posting style. There is also something else very peculiar....HINT: What "they" (pl) say in their (pl) "signature" area...

like I said, maybe it's best we close this thread...

izopod philsophy: The "matrix" isn't always what it appears to be. If you really want to know what's in the "matrix" just open your eyes.

 

[DomainOgre]

I think the biggest factor to consider is WHY Nick Master/NamePopper wanted to be so secretive.

If the guy is/was in trouble with the law, I think digging too far might actually hurt him. Since he never scammed anybody, it might just be best to let it go.

Yes, there is always the possibility he could be hurt or dead and people are rightfully concerned, but he still had a reason for keeping his true identity a secret.

Of course speculating is fine and actually fun, but I do not think it should go past that unless he OKed it himself.

Just my two cents.

 

[Beachie]

For those of us who were in regular contact with Nick, it seems highly unlikely that he would intentionally disappear. Remember, some of us were hosting his sites (I hosted his template site), and were working on projects with him. On average, he and I would chat at least once or twice a day.

I don't think his disappearance is voluntary, whatever the reason, and he certainly isn't here now.

And, I actually think being female in a male dominated industry is probably a benefit. One other notable member, for example, had everyone's attention and turned out to be male.

 

[Steen]

Originally posted by Beachie
One other notable member, for example, had everyone's attention and turned out to be male.

:laugh:

 

[Scooter]

Originally posted by DomainOgre
I think the biggest factor to consider is WHY Nick Master/NamePopper wanted to be so secretive.

I don't see this as an issue. There are plenty of valid reasons why this would be necessary.

For me, I have rarely use my real identity on the Internet. This is due to a freakish name coincidence that has caused me trouble in the past. (I can picture DCG doing a google search from my membership details) :-D

This situation changed two weeks ago when I discovered that someone else had been recognised for my work, now my real name is in more places then I wish it to be.

 

[DomainOgre]

Its an issue if he does not want to be found. My point was that the WHY could be a very good reason.