A moment of silence please

[sathor]

www.kiltday.com is no more.

kiltday.com expired on 05/07/2009 and is pending renewal or deletion

A shame we did not know of its passing sooner. It will be missed, if for no other reason than it listed various good excuses for various days to be kilted, and also reminded us that every day is a kilt day.

[Galician]

I just checked the site and see that it now directs viewers to various sites for purchasing kilts. So the cause isn't entirely dead yet.

But, yes, a loss of an encouraging site.

[Zardoz]

That site is run by an X-Marker, Motorman4life.
I sent him a PM

[Nick Fiddes]

Not really Galician. The site you're seeing is basically a para-site (hey, I just made that up!) auto-generated by a keyword-based program to make money from residual traffic. It's got no real content or editing input. These 'sites' pop up to do with any subject when anyone forgets to renew their domain, and a domain squatter jumps in. They cost almost zero to produce, and make a few pennies when anyone is tempted into clicking on the ads. With automated systems churning out such sites by the thousand, the profits add up.

[fluter]

Not really Galician. The site you're seeing is basically a para-site (hey, I just made that up!) auto-generated by a keyword-based program to make money from residual traffic. It's got no real content or editing input. These 'sites' pop up to do with any subject when anyone forgets to renew their domain, and a domain squatter jumps in. They cost almost zero to produce, and make a few pennies when anyone is tempted into clicking on the ads. With automated systems churning out such sites by the thousand, the profits add up.

Nick, here is a bizarre note: I tried some of those search links & found a result at target.com, a US department store. For $10 one can pre-order

Kilts & Tartan Made Easy

Kilts & Tartan Made Easy
Paperback
by Nick Fiddes

Available for Pre-order

http://www.target.com/gp/search/183-...t_adv_XSYH0465

[Dan R Porter]

You had me worried for a moment

[Galician]

Hmmm, so is it possible that motorman simply forgot to renew the domain, and we shall see it again? That would be encouraging news! I know we all appreciate the enthusiasm a newbie (like myself) would show when they first found the site and it hit them that Kilt Day was that very same day!

[The Barry]

I take off my hat, and hope that kilt day will once again fly free!

[george7]

That site was great! I remember browsing it way back when.

[JolyStNicholas]

Maybe he's having an extended senior moment.