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• What purpose does this site serve?
   

  This site serves multiple purposes:

  StolenGear.Org serves to:

  1. Publicize the rampant theft of musical instruments
  2. Reunite people with their stolen possessions
  3. Provide an internet accessible index of stolen gear for archival purposes
  4. Bring greater awareness to the prevalence of thefts experienced by touring musicians
  5. Bring gear thieves to justice.

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• Who is the site operator
   

  Androo is the sole site owner / operator. He lives in sunny Philadelphia, PA.

  His interests include

  • Music: Indie, Rock, Pop, Industrial and so forth
  • Linux in general, particularly Fedora Core
  • Cycling
  • Web content management
  • Felines
  • Fishes
  • Auto mechanics
  • Earning residual advertising revenue to defer hosting costs.

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• How long has this site been operating?
   

  This site was initially created in early 2006 to publicize the perceived surge in band equipment thefts. It has since become my most active web project.

  Domain Name:STOLENGEAR.ORG
  Created On:30-Mar-2006 18:46:24 UTC

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• What software do you use to run this site?
   

  StolenGear.Org runs exclusively on the Joomla content management system and various other Joomla extensions

  Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is freely available to everybody.

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• May I interview the site operator?
   

  Please use the "Contact" form located in the main menu to contact the site operator.

  I prefer to answer questions by email though I do understand that many professional journalists prefer to speak on the phone.

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• Who is your hosting provider?
   

  Dreamhost is my hosting provider.

  Save $50 off *any* Dreamhost web hosting plan when you sign-up and enter the promo code STOLENGEAR50OFF

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