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Common questions
Is socialpsychology.org legit or a scam?
socialpsychology.org was registered Oct 22, 1998 (28 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns socialpsychology.org?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for socialpsychology.org. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was socialpsychology.org registered?
socialpsychology.org's registration dates to Oct 22, 1998 (28 years old), per public registration records. NameCheap, Inc. is the registrar on record today.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 28 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 2 registrar changes since Aug 17, 2011 · no ownership change on record since 2011 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredOct 22, 1998socialpsychology.org was registered on Oct 22, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described socialpsychology.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006
Registrar
Dotster, Inc. (R34-LROR)Aug 17, 2011Registrar Dotster, Inc. (R34-LROR) in the registration data recorded on Aug 17, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Domain.com, LLCDomain.com, LLCSep 28, 2016 – May 22, 2024
Ownership
Ownership recordsAug 17, 2011 – Jun 25, 2026Registration records for socialpsychology.org are held from Aug 17, 2011 to Jun 25, 2026 (76 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2011–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Aug 2011 – Sep 2016Nameservers: socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.eduAug 17, 2011Registration records listed socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.edu nameservers (cooper.wesleyan.edu, ns3.socialpsychology.org, ns3.wesleyan.edu…) for socialpsychology.org from Aug 17, 2011 to Aug 17, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
No certificate recorded yet.
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (11)
Oct 22, 1998Registration: socialpsychology.org was registered on Oct 22, 1998.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described socialpsychology.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Thousands of searchable psychology links on a huge variety of topics. Definitely worth a visit!”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Aug 17, 2011Registrar: Registrar Dotster, Inc. (R34-LROR) in the registration data recorded on Aug 17, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Aug 17, 2011 – Jun 25, 2026Ownership: Registration records for socialpsychology.org are held from Aug 17, 2011 to Jun 25, 2026 (76 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 17, 2011Zone file: Registration records listed socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.edu nameservers (cooper.wesleyan.edu, ns3.socialpsychology.org, ns3.wesleyan.edu…) for socialpsychology.org from Aug 17, 2011 to Aug 17, 2011.
“Thousands of searchable psychology links on a huge variety of topics. Definitely worth a visit!”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 1, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar Domain.com, LLC (IANA 886) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for socialpsychology.org, from Sep 28, 2016 to May 22, 2024.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
NAMECHEAP INCNAMECHEAP INCJul 16, 2024 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Registrar NAMECHEAP INC (IANA 1068) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 16, 2024 and most recently on Oct 25, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Nameservers: Namecheap
Nameservers: NamecheapSep 28, 2016 – Jun 25, 2026Registration records listed Namecheap nameservers (freedns1.registrar-servers.com, freedns2.registrar-servers.com, freedns3.registrar-servers.com…) for socialpsychology.org from Sep 28, 2016 to Jun 25, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to NamecheapSep 28, 2016socialpsychology.org's nameservers moved from socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.edu to Namecheap at some point between Aug 17, 2011 and Sep 28, 2016. Last seen at socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.edu: Aug 17, 2011 (registration record). First seen at Namecheap: Sep 28, 2016 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 5 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 28, 2016 – May 22, 2024Registrar: Registrar Domain.com, LLC (IANA 886) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for socialpsychology.org, from Sep 28, 2016 to May 22, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Sep 28, 2016 – Jun 25, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Namecheap nameservers (freedns1.registrar-servers.com, freedns2.registrar-servers.com, freedns3.registrar-servers.com…) for socialpsychology.org from Sep 28, 2016 to Jun 25, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 28, 2016Zone file: socialpsychology.org's nameservers moved from socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.edu to Namecheap at some point between Aug 17, 2011 and Sep 28, 2016. Last seen at socialpsychology.org, wesleyan.edu: Aug 17, 2011 (registration record). First seen at Namecheap: Sep 28, 2016 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 5 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 16, 2024 – Oct 25, 2026Registrar: Registrar NAMECHEAP INC (IANA 1068) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 16, 2024 and most recently on Oct 25, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jul 1, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Automated safety checks
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Oct 22, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: NameCheap, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Oct 25, 2026).
checked Sep 30, 2026
The site names Social Psychology Network as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as an education or reference site that is funded by donations or members, mainly for specialists in its field.
Authority 69/100— ahead of 69% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
69 is a percentile: higher than 69% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #102,309)+7
Verified continuity: 28.0 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+10
Model score: 35/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 69/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What socialpsychology.org said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Thousands of searchable psychology links on a huge variety of topics. Definitely worth a visit!
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
✓ domain continuity 28 years registered– no HTTPS response the site did not answer over HTTPS when checked Oct 25, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 64 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 64 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment