FindMinecraft.com: Difference between revisions

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|title = Findminecraft.com

|image = MinecraftWebsite.png

|imagecaption = The ''~~'Real'~~'' Minecraft website.

|imagecaption = The ''real'' Minecraft website.

|maker = Unknown

|type = Website

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|status = Offline

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'''Findminecraft.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in 2012, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the [https://www.minecraft.net real website].

'''~~FindMincraft~~.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in 2012, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the [https://www.minecraft.net real website].

When visiting, a flashing picture of [[Jeff the Killer]] appears along with a loud scream. It is the same SWF file that is used in [[Anne.jpg]]. Because of its misleading domain name, this website has misled many people into thinking that the website was about the best-selling game, ''[[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]''.

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As of May 2017, the hoster of the website was later banned by Cloudflare, followed by a discounting the entire site, the website was later purchased by a cybersquatter on July 7, 2019, and was last updated in May 2021.

~~===Popularity===~~

A popular YouTuber named DanTDM once opened the website while recording, adding to the site's popularity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOFinI8GbA</ref>

A popular YouTuber: DanTDM ~~has been tricked to open~~ the website~~. (~~while ~~it was active)~~, ~~giving~~ the site ~~some~~ popularity.

== Link ==

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* web.archive.org/web/20130906063308/findminecraft.com

* '''SWF File:''' mediafire.com/file/10wheoawzatk6f5/alts.swf/file

* '''The infamous DanTDM video, screamer at around the 14:15 mark:''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOFinI8GbA

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 |title = Findminecraft.com
 |image = MinecraftWebsite.png
-|imagecaption = The '''Real''' Minecraft website.
+|imagecaption = The ''real'' Minecraft website.
 |maker = Unknown
 |type = Website
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 |status = Offline
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+'''Findminecraft.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in 2012, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the [https://www.minecraft.net real website].
-'''FindMincraft.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in 2012, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the [https://www.minecraft.net real website].
 When visiting, a flashing picture of [[Jeff the Killer]] appears along with a loud scream. It is the same SWF file that is used in [[Anne.jpg]]. Because of its misleading domain name, this website has misled many people into thinking that the website was about the best-selling game, ''[[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]''.
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 As of May 2017, the hoster of the website was later banned by Cloudflare, followed by a discounting the entire site, the website was later purchased by a cybersquatter on July 7, 2019, and was last updated in May 2021.
-===Popularity===
+A popular YouTuber named DanTDM once opened the website while recording, adding to the site's popularity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOFinI8GbA</ref>
-A popular YouTuber: DanTDM has been tricked to open the website. (while it was active), giving the site some popularity.
 == Link ==
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 * web.archive.org/web/20130906063308/findminecraft.com
 * '''SWF File:''' mediafire.com/file/10wheoawzatk6f5/alts.swf/file
-* '''The infamous DanTDM video, screamer at around the 14:15 mark:''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOFinI8GbA
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