I wanted to create a new topic but found this one.
It's surprising how well-documented history can become totally forgotten... Satoshi created the forum on Nov 22, 2009, and was head administrator until almost 2011. Then Sirius was head administrator until 2012, which is when I took over.
I checked the domain age:
https://www.whatsmydns.net/domain-age?q=bitcointalk.orgbitcointalk.org was registered on:
Friday 24th of June 2011
13 years, 3 months and 10 days
or 4851 days
I remember reading somewhere that this isn't the only forum Satoshi created. There was another one, which could be the one he created on November 22, 2009, and then later made this one.
I want to know:
- Was this domain re-registered after it expired? "I have no idea if domains expire and are re-purchased, and then the age starts from a later date.
- What was the other forum that Satoshi created (if there was any), and for how long it lasted?
If the forum was switched, the database from the previous forum was transferred, or a new database was created (you can avoid answering this one if some sensitive information were to be revealed).