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[[File:Westarctica.org Screenshot.png|thumb|350px|Screenshot of the Westarctica.org main page (archived version) in 2009 shortly after it was launched]] | [[File:Westarctica.org Screenshot.png|thumb|350px|Screenshot of the Westarctica.org main page (archived version) in 2009 shortly after it was launched]] | ||
In July 2008, when [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] was preparing to assume the throne, he contacted the holder of Westarctica.com and asked to purchase back the domain, but the new owner's asking price was $5,000 he showed no willingness to negotiate. To combat the issue, he purchased Westarctica.org instead and established a brand new website under that domain. However, by late 2009, Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence had failed to renew the registration in a timely manner and Westarctica.org was also grabbed up by a domain parking service. | In July 2008, when [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] was preparing to assume the throne, he contacted the holder of Westarctica.com and asked to purchase back the domain, but the new owner's asking price was $5,000 he showed no willingness to negotiate. To combat the issue, he purchased Westarctica.org instead and established a brand new website under that domain. However, by late 2009, Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence had failed to renew the registration in a timely manner and Westarctica.org was also grabbed up by a domain parking service. | ||
On 9 May 2019, [[Grand Duke Travis]] hired a domain broker to attempt to reclaim the .org domain name. | |||
==Westarctica.info== | ==Westarctica.info== | ||