Great News To A Fellow .Tv Investor & Doing Whats Right-Thanks Finster!

jeffoverman · 09-01-2008, 04:07 PM

Hi,

Elliots Blog has a nice write up on Fin.... Fin-I just wanted to post this and copy and paste so other fellow .tv investors and our community knows of this.

Fin-what you did and what was right is who you are and your help is greatly appreciated.. I learned a lot on you by reading this and thanks Elliot in posting this... We had a miscommunication and tension between us a couple months back and after reading this I just wanted to say I was sorry again.. Learned a lot by you and for who you are in elliots blog.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/509784-great-news-fellow-tv-investor-doing.html

Thanks finster and helping others out! I had wanted to form this in the .tv section since I always see you in here, a lot of people here know you, your buying .tv names and a great .tv community member...

copy and paste...Source www.eliotsblog.com

In Wake of Disaster, Domain Investor Does Good
Domain Industry News No Comments »
I read a story in ComputerWorld about domain speculators buying hurricane-related domain names and parking them or listing them for sale to profit off of this natural disaster. Every time a tragedy strikes, it seems that domain speculators buy related domain names with the purpose of profiting off of disaster. This causes much criticism of the domain investment industry, and it seems legitimate domain investors take it on the chin after every tragedy.

While speculators are still buying Hurricane Gustav-related domain names, there is at least one domain investor who is foregoing profit to make a difference. Fin Lemonde registered GustavRelief.com and similar domain names on behalf of his church a couple of years ago. Fin saw people buying Katrina-related domain names and wanted to make a difference in the event any of the 2008 hurricanes caused a disaster. Fin’s idea was to create an organization that could lend itself to helping other human beings if the need arose.

Because of other projects that took precedence, as well as a tragic personal loss in the last couple of years, this organization never got off the ground. Fin kept the domain names on the back burner until a few days ago. Upon hearing news of Hurricane Gustav’s potential to cause major damage to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Fin realized he needed to do something with this important domain name to help. Putting personal morals over profit, Fin has decided to forward all traffic from GustavRelief.com to the American Red Cross.

People in need of services or help in the wake of Hurricane Gustav that type in GustavRelief.com will not have to worry about clicking on advertisements, relief scams, or being sent elsewhere. Instead, they will be sent directly to the American Red Cross homepage where they can receive help from one of the leading American charitable organizations. Likewise, people who want to help will be able to do so as well. As soon as time permits, all of these protective domain registrations will forward to a single landing page where visitors will be able to choose from several charities that are helping with relief efforts.

This is a story of a domain investor doing the right thing. Instead of the negative stories about domain investors we always see, wouldn’t it be nice if media outlets focused on people doing positive things to help other human beings?

ps...ray-if you can sticky this that would be greatly appreciated by me and deserves it...I am sure the .tv community will agree with me on this..

mckennaronnie · 09-01-2008, 04:46 PM

Nice gesture.

gazzip · 09-01-2008, 05:01 PM

What a great example of how one individual can make a big difference to the lives of those far less fortunate.

Top Class

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Steven · 09-02-2008, 05:19 PM

Thanks for the post Jeffoverman

Go Finster!

Len · 09-02-2008, 07:04 PM

Well done Finster.

smashfactory · 09-03-2008, 06:19 AM

good work fin!

RogueWriter · 09-03-2008, 06:38 AM

Very nice!

.tv · 09-03-2008, 12:04 PM

Excellent!

kubativity · 09-03-2008, 12:48 PM

I think it may also be nice to have a simple resource site with links out to any related websites such as red cross or any other 'out reach' organization. I dont personally feel that ads are inherently bad or evil for a page like this. You could perhaps donate ad revenue to charitable causes related to the disaster.

Great Job

finster · 09-05-2008, 11:08 AM

aww shucks.

thanks all. not a big deal really. wish i'd the time to do more, put up a comprehensive page with links and on and on.

i switched the forward from redcross to directrelief.org as they seem able and willing to help the people in the caribbean who were pounded a lot worse. hope someone's able to get aid to the cubans.

buyauthority · 09-05-2008, 12:11 PM

Now I wish I never placed my SALINA on Sedo ... o well lets wish Finster luck.

09-01-2008, 04:07 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
jeffoverman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,345	Great News To A Fellow .Tv Investor & Doing Whats Right-Thanks Finster! Hi, Elliots Blog has a nice write up on Fin.... Fin-I just wanted to post this and copy and paste so other fellow .tv investors and our community knows of this. Fin-what you did and what was right is who you are and your help is greatly appreciated.. I learned a lot on you by reading this and thanks Elliot in posting this... We had a miscommunication and tension between us a couple months back and after reading this I just wanted to say I was sorry again.. Learned a lot by you and for who you are in elliots blog. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/509784-great-news-fellow-tv-investor-doing.html Thanks finster and helping others out! I had wanted to form this in the .tv section since I always see you in here, a lot of people here know you, your buying .tv names and a great .tv community member... copy and paste...Source www.eliotsblog.com In Wake of Disaster, Domain Investor Does Good Domain Industry News No Comments » I read a story in ComputerWorld about domain speculators buying hurricane-related domain names and parking them or listing them for sale to profit off of this natural disaster. Every time a tragedy strikes, it seems that domain speculators buy related domain names with the purpose of profiting off of disaster. This causes much criticism of the domain investment industry, and it seems legitimate domain investors take it on the chin after every tragedy. While speculators are still buying Hurricane Gustav-related domain names, there is at least one domain investor who is foregoing profit to make a difference. Fin Lemonde registered GustavRelief.com and similar domain names on behalf of his church a couple of years ago. Fin saw people buying Katrina-related domain names and wanted to make a difference in the event any of the 2008 hurricanes caused a disaster. Fin’s idea was to create an organization that could lend itself to helping other human beings if the need arose. Because of other projects that took precedence, as well as a tragic personal loss in the last couple of years, this organization never got off the ground. Fin kept the domain names on the back burner until a few days ago. Upon hearing news of Hurricane Gustav’s potential to cause major damage to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Fin realized he needed to do something with this important domain name to help. Putting personal morals over profit, Fin has decided to forward all traffic from GustavRelief.com to the American Red Cross. People in need of services or help in the wake of Hurricane Gustav that type in GustavRelief.com will not have to worry about clicking on advertisements, relief scams, or being sent elsewhere. Instead, they will be sent directly to the American Red Cross homepage where they can receive help from one of the leading American charitable organizations. Likewise, people who want to help will be able to do so as well. As soon as time permits, all of these protective domain registrations will forward to a single landing page where visitors will be able to choose from several charities that are helping with relief efforts. This is a story of a domain investor doing the right thing. Instead of the negative stories about domain investors we always see, wouldn’t it be nice if media outlets focused on people doing positive things to help other human beings? ps...ray-if you can sticky this that would be greatly appreciated by me and deserves it...I am sure the .tv community will agree with me on this.. __________________ Save Your Money On .Co and buy a nice .com name in the after market!

09-02-2008, 05:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Steven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Namepros.com Posts: 3,456	Thanks for the post Jeffoverman Go Finster! __________________ Domain Name

09-03-2008, 06:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
smashfactory Domain Goddess Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,101	good work fin! __________________ BOO!

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RogueWriter NamePros Expert Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Smalltown USA Posts: 5,024	Very nice! __________________ "I'm so mean I make MEDICINE sick." -Muhammad Ali

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mckennaronnie Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: no telling ye Posts: 2,285	Nice gesture.

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gazzip First Time Poster ! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GB Posts: 6,881	What a great example of how one individual can make a big difference to the lives of those far less fortunate. Top Class .

09-02-2008, 07:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Len dot TV'er Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,757	Well done Finster.

09-03-2008, 12:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
kubativity NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 858	I think it may also be nice to have a simple resource site with links out to any related websites such as red cross or any other 'out reach' organization. I dont personally feel that ads are inherently bad or evil for a page like this. You could perhaps donate ad revenue to charitable causes related to the disaster. Great Job __________________ Watch Live Sports \| free movies \| Live Sports Canada \| comments \|

09-05-2008, 11:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
finster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,593	aww shucks. thanks all. not a big deal really. wish i'd the time to do more, put up a comprehensive page with links and on and on. i switched the forward from redcross to directrelief.org as they seem able and willing to help the people in the caribbean who were pounded a lot worse. hope someone's able to get aid to the cubans. __________________ .

09-05-2008, 12:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
buyauthority Account Closed Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawaii - AcquirePower.com Posts: 773	Now I wish I never placed my SALINA on Sedo ... o well lets wish Finster luck.

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