"Biloxi Mike" or "Mike Surber"?

Which website domain do you think is best to seek justice for "Biloxi Mike" Surber?

  • [url]www.BiloxiMike.com[/url]

    Votes: 24 41.4%

  • [url]www.MikeSurber.com[/url]

    Votes: 34 58.6%
  • Total voters
    58
  • Poll closed .
ShootingArts said:
JAM,

Non tourist images of Biloxi might be hard to come by and they are usually too bright and breezy for your purposes. I don't think you want to get too somber or focus on religious images either although one smallish one might be fine. I can't access them on this new Vista machine at the moment but I have hundreds of images from the gulf coast including Biloxi. The real catch is that I'm not sure where most were shot and the computer to extract them from is in storage at the moment until I finish my shop. No help at the moment but if copyright becomes an issue my photo's are available later, obviously at no charge for this project. I'll check again today and if I can figure out a way to view them on this Vista machine I'll try to find a few for your consideration now just to bypass any possible copyright issues.

I have several pre Katrina shots of that lighthouse and mansion as one example. I seem to remember the mansion being badly damaged or totally destroyed but I don't remember which and could be mistaken about either. I didn't have the heart to take many pictures of the damage after Katrina and I didn't want to seem like an insensitive tourist regardless.

Hu
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I did come across some Katrina shots of Biloxi. It was quite sad to see for sure.

You're right about the tourism and upbeat shots. Those would not serve well for this purpose.

What about pages? Do I need more than one page?
 
I don't know

JAM said:
I did come across some Katrina shots of Biloxi. It was quite sad to see for sure.

You're right about the tourism and upbeat shots. Those would not serve well for this purpose.

What about pages? Do I need more than one page?
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I would keep things as simple as possible but one thing to be sure of is that the home page loads fast. If there is enough information that it needs to be broken down into pages I would do it but the real goal is just to get something out there. Then if you have time and energy or assistance perhaps just give summaries on the main page and a subpage for Mike's life and the current status of the chase for his killer.

I notice the killer of the four cops has been apprehended and shot up pretty good in the process, an indication of how fast things can happen when heavy focus is brought to bear on a case.

Hu
 
Domain Names

I think you might consider using: MurderMikeSurber.com or MikesurberMurdered.com

The word murder may give a person impetus to click on the link and read the story.

I realize that it is a bit more "tacky" but I don't care about tacky when it comes to matters of this importance.

If you decide to use my suggestion, maybe someone can call Mike's brother and let him weigh in on the issue. If you use the two domain names in the poll, I don't think it is necessary to check in with his brother.

My $.02

JoeyA
 
Okay, gang. I'm playing hooky from a job due today. Together, let us all seek justice for Mike Surber.
 
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JAM said:
Okay, gang. I'm playing hooky from a job due today. The client will have to wait. Actually, he's not in a hurry for it, so that gives me a little wiggle room to work on this website. :wink:

I spoke to several website authorities, and though I liked what Craig Fales said about the dot-info, I was told that the dot-com would be more searchable and easier for folks to remember.

I am going to go with MikeSurber.com. I really love the name "Biloxi Mike," but I want the public to recognize that Mike Surber is a real person. The forum here seems to be in favor of the plain MikeSurber-dot-com name. So I hope y'all will support this for now. :thumbup2:

Now comes the design phase of the website. I have up to five pages, but I am only going to work with one page for now. I hope you all will help me tweak it as far as tastefulness and content as I go along. Remember, I'm not a website guru, but I know enough to get it going.

I am open to all suggestions.

Together, let us all seek justice for Mike Surber.
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You can start a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mike's murderer. I'm in for $50 ( make that $55, since this is my 5555th post ), just let me know when and where to send.
 
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Hey JAM this is a great idea. I would suggest registering all the options since it's cheap. .org, .com .info can all be used and forwaraded to the domain you decide on. I like MikeSurber.com and BiloxiMike.com but maybe something like findemikesurberskiller.com or justiceformikesurber.com might get a little more "attention" either way, Myself and Im sure many others will happily contribute to the registration costs and a reward (I'm in for 50 too). Just let us know what you need

John
 
I definitely go with .com

Many neophytes to the computer world do not know the different extensions that are available. .com is the most common and most understood.

The rest are unfamiliar extensions and some people may be afraid to click on a link that has an extension they are not familiar with.

JoeyA
 
.com .net and .org are by far the most common but .info .tv .biz are all becoming much more widespread simply because the "good" .com's are mostly gone. It cost's almost nothing to register them and is very simple to get them all pointing to the same place. The company I work for does this regulary for clients of all sizes. From mom and pop's to multi-billion dollar Automotive Dealer Groups. We register mispellings, typo's and any combonations that'll get them
 
Hopefully the police will provide us with some additional pictures obtained from video sources to post on the website.

Once the website is up and running, I plan on making an apologetic quasi-spam email broadcast to everyone in my contact directory.

My email will go something like this:
Please accept my sincere apology for sending you this email. This is the first time I have ever sent an email to everyone's email address that I have.

Mike Surber was a friend of mine and a friend to many. He was a good man, kind and generous and he deserved better than being murdered in cold blood.

Police are looking for a PERSON OF INTEREST, shown on the website of www.mikesurber.com

If you will take a few moments of your time to look at the website and the picture of the PERSON OF INTEREST and pass on this email if you are so inclined.

This chain email is not your typical spam so again, I hope you will pardon my interruption of your day. You won't be receivng another email from me about this.

If you recognize the PERSON OF INTEREST, please contact the police at the number on the website.

Thank you again for taking the time to look at this website. If you are inclined to pass this email to all in your contact directory, I am wishing you the best karma the world has to offer you. Mike was truly a good guy and it is the least that I can do for him.

JoeyA
 
Okay. A skeleton form of the website is now up.

Check it out, and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give me some ideas how to spruce it up and make it effective. This is not my bailywick!

http://www.MikeSurber.com
 
hangemhigh said:
You can start a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mike's murderer. I'm in for $50 ( make that $55, since this is my 5555th post ), just let me know when and where to send.
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This is a great idea. Hold onto this very generous offer until I can figure out how to set up a bank account to receive the funds. I want this to be on the up and up and legitimate as far as the reward.

Great idea! :smile:
 
ugotactionTX said:
Hey JAM this is a great idea. I would suggest registering all the options since it's cheap. .org, .com .info can all be used and forwaraded to the domain you decide on. I like MikeSurber.com and BiloxiMike.com but maybe something like findemikesurberskiller.com or justiceformikesurber.com might get a little more "attention" either way, Myself and Im sure many others will happily contribute to the registration costs and a reward (I'm in for 50 too). Just let us know what you need

John
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Oh, John, I wish I had read your post earlier. I already bought the domain name and got it up and running.

I do like your idea, though, for the name. Maybe I can buy another domain name with those and link it to this one. Thanks for the great suggestions! :smile:
 
JAM said:
Please look at the website and give me some feedback: http://www.MikeSurber.com
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There is a better picture than this although it is a smaller picture, the detail looks better. It was published on the INternet. I'll see if I can find the link. The up close picture on your web site shows the earrings but it is grainy. I think you should add the less grainy picture as well.

Joey
 
JoeyA said:
There is a better picture than this although it is a smaller picture, the detail looks better. It was published on the INternet. I'll see if I can find the link. The up close picture on your web site shows the earrings but it is grainy. I think you should add the less grainy picture as well.

Joey
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I know which picture you mean. That is a great idea. :smile:
 
Additional clues for Person of Interest

JAM said:
Check it out now. I got both up there: http://www.MikeSurber.com

When I have time, I am going to add a couple more pages. One will be about Mike Surber's life, a memorial and tribute. Another page will be about the "person of interest."

Can you think of anything else that I should include?
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You might also add Doc's description of his voice and demeanor.

"What was distinctive about the guy was his manner. Fairly soft-spoken, not pushy, fairly intelligent; but with an entrusting, beguiling type demeanor-- almost like a soft con."

JoeyA
 
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