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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland Resources => Topic started by: Rakiura John on Monday 16 September 24 05:12 BST (UK)

Title: Has "Happy Haggis" website closed down?
Post by: Rakiura John on Monday 16 September 24 05:12 BST (UK)
All my saved links to various sections of www.happyhaggis.co.uk now state "site can't be reached". Has it closed down? ???
Title: Re: Has "Happy Haggis" website closed down?
Post by: AlanBoyd on Monday 16 September 24 08:14 BST (UK)
The most recent snapshot of the site at the Internet Archive was taken on May 21st 2024  which suggests that it has gone away.

This link will take you to the archived home page:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240521122400/http://happyhaggis.co.uk/

I don't know if everything is archived there, but its worth having a look. I tried the BMD newspaper notices – they seem to be accessible.
Title: Re: Has "Happy Haggis" website closed down?
Post by: AlanBoyd on Monday 16 September 24 08:16 BST (UK)
The archived site has a contact email:

paisley2020@googlemail.com
Title: Re: Has "Happy Haggis" website closed down?
Post by: Rattus on Monday 16 September 24 17:26 BST (UK)
https://www.34sp.com/whois/happyhaggis.co.uk

As the domain was renewed faithfully for 23 years since registration, it is unlikely that the registrant would be unaware of the pending renewal.

The site content in the Internet Archive looks rather like a labour of love, which isn't the mark of someone who simply decided not to renew

Possibly there has been significant change in their circumstances (e.g. health), and they are no longer able to maintain the site and/or domain.