The most popular discussions this week include registrar and registry mistakes regarding premium and/or reserved domain names; the past, present, and future of the LLLL.com market; previous domain owners of expired names requesting their properties back; and a discussion with a poll on domainers owning their first name, last name, a combination of the two, or an alias as a .COM domain.
Registry and Registrar Mistakes
Registries and even registrars have policies in place to protect them against potentially disruptive and costly mistakes that they make. Is it right that when they do make a mistake and correct it, it’s at your perceived loss? This just happened to a domain name under the control of the .markets registry. Is it a sign that registries and registrars should work closer together or that there should be many more safeguards before the launch of a new gTLD to ensure that problems don’t arise in the future on other new gTLD’s?
Topic by @mad409
Do You Own Your Name?
Are you a lucky domain name investor without a common name to have been able to secure your first, last, or full name in .com or another well-known TLD? Do you have a common name and acquired it early on or paid a hefty amount for it?
Topic and Poll by @mikenormal
The Past, Present, and Future of LLLL.com’s
The LLLL.com prices, specifically those without vowels or the letter
Topic by @chetan9693
Previous Owner Requesting Domain Back
If you’re a domain investor and scour the expiring auctions or deleted lists, you will likely find domain names that were previously owned by someone else, in which they had mistakenly let go. For whatever reason, the previous owner believes that they still have rights to the name and may reach out to you on why. Here are some great tips for negotiating and dealing with them...
Topic by @greatwebss
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
Registry and Registrar Mistakes
Registries and even registrars have policies in place to protect them against potentially disruptive and costly mistakes that they make. Is it right that when they do make a mistake and correct it, it’s at your perceived loss? This just happened to a domain name under the control of the .markets registry. Is it a sign that registries and registrars should work closer together or that there should be many more safeguards before the launch of a new gTLD to ensure that problems don’t arise in the future on other new gTLD’s?
Topic by @mad409
Do You Own Your Name?
Are you a lucky domain name investor without a common name to have been able to secure your first, last, or full name in .com or another well-known TLD? Do you have a common name and acquired it early on or paid a hefty amount for it?
Topic and Poll by @mikenormal
The Past, Present, and Future of LLLL.com’s
The LLLL.com prices, specifically those without vowels or the letter
V, have significantly risen over the past few months. With 160,000 domain name combinations and all of them taken, is this upward trend here to stay, will it even out, or will some be devalued compared to today’s values due to their letter arrangements?Topic by @chetan9693
Previous Owner Requesting Domain Back
If you’re a domain investor and scour the expiring auctions or deleted lists, you will likely find domain names that were previously owned by someone else, in which they had mistakenly let go. For whatever reason, the previous owner believes that they still have rights to the name and may reach out to you on why. Here are some great tips for negotiating and dealing with them...
Topic by @greatwebss
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
