ok guys. I know I look like an opportunist from my complaining and unsympathetic. and every other label you want to put on me.
Let me give you all a reality check here. who will take sympathy for me actually forget me.I don't really care about what happens tome. what of my family? my family in these times?
I'm lucky that I am a full time domainer and not like most who are losing their jobs right now with no help from the gov and no help from jobs. But that does not mean I am out of harms way as far as financially because I do everything myself and every day as far as sales is not guaranteed.
I do believe this crisis will last a very long time.
I also believe it will dry out the well of domain purchases.
Also there seems to be this odd idea that I am taking away the benefit of this domain from the people of Spain.
As if I were asking the people of Spain to give me $200,000 for coronavirus.es out of their own pocket.
But let's forget about all that talk about money making at this point because that's NOT what this is all about.
Yea sure I wish I would have gotten some money for it for me to help support my family to make sure me and they aren't on the streets when this economy gets worse.
People on here seems to assume I'm some rich guy or perhaps someone who will survive in this crisis and I am not in the same boat as everyone else.
Is it wrong to want to have enough money in the bank during this crisis? so that your family won't have to worry? That money would have helped make sure if this crisis were to last 3 months or 6 months or 12 months or 10 years that my family would not have to worry much.
no one really knows.
You guys want to label me as some guy who wants to profit from the misery of others because of the keyword "coronavirus" in my domain.
So let's talk then about "unsavory domains" that people register to sell or develop.
1. R*pe
3,139 domain names
2. Ch*ld Abuse
350 domain names
3. Molested
37 domain names
4. Cancer
25,258 domain names
5. Death
17,985 domain names
6. Asbestos
6,488 domain names
7. accident
15,994 domain names
8. Injury
11,699 domain names
9. Malpractice
1,294 domain names
10. hate
9,782 domain names
11. racism
602 domain names
12. n*zi
3,918 domain names
13. poison
4,606 domain names
14. flu
72,986 domain names
15. Swine flu
211 domain names
16. hiv
19,449 domain names
17. aids
3,718 domain names
18. suicide
3,364 domain names
19. sexual harassment
404 domain names
20. pain
93,639 domain names
21. diabetes
19,728 domain names
22. abuse
2,798 domain names
23. Drug
37,888 domain names
24. heroin
2,728 domain names
25. cocaine
1,653 domain names
26. ebola
6,168 domain names
27. sars
2,175 domain names
28. Murder
4,894 domain names
29. crime
12,476 domain names
30. debt
28,117 domain names Debt causes misery
31. Genocide
437 domain names
32. Leprosy
140 domain names
33. War
184,102 domain names War causes misery
34. Guns
13,773 domain names
35. Virus (short for Coronavirus)
19,779 domain names
36. x** 53,102 domain names
37. Ad*lt 52,269 domain names
38. P*rn 92,000 domain names
39. herpes 2,530 domain names
40. Trump 48,647 domain names
41. Satan 3,854 domain names
42. Smoking 9,542 domain names
43. Vape 32,973 domain names
44. Smoke 31,656 domain names People die from smoking every year. Misery
45. vaping 3,666 domain names
46. slave 4,479 domain names
47. jav 56,017 domain names ( yes I know many can be longer than just JAV but you get it)
48. an*l 47,275 domain names
49. b*sm 6,465 domain names
50. Kill 39,118 domain names
51. Bet 381,149 domain names (gambling causes misery because people get addicted and start to bet beyond their means and go broke and end up homeless or worse.)
52. Casino 71,491 domain names (same as above)
53. Gambling 6,897 domain names (same as above)
54. Coronavirus 7,031 domain names
55. Corona 25,602 domain names
56. Covid 7,794 domain names
57. covid19 3,374 domain names
Many domains are registered with the keywords above. Why? Many of these have caused misery since the dawn of time. yet many of these keywords have been registered in many extensions. why?
you can "say" that many of these are being used to help people.Sure but in the light of day we "all" know what these domains were registered for.
for example. Cancer. Cancer kills and has been killing people for a very very long time. Still is. Do we automatically label the registrant of such domains as some disgusting profiteer? Are they all donated to some organization?
Most of these are owned by lawyers.
Injury
Accident
Asbestos
Lawyer is a respectable profession is it not?
How about diabetes? I have diabetes. many die from this eventually. Lose their eyesight and a leg. Misery.
Ebola.
Suicide
Asbestos Causes cancer. misery
Accidents many accidents end in death. Misery
Injury many injuries are painful and by default cause misery.
Death Death is death. Can't be more misery than death. misery
Guns Guns have killed more people than any Virus ever has or will. Misery
Firearms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
Many many keywords. so much misery.
I mean heck. even adult industry is not exempt from this. I know it's sexy but the things women and men are put thru in that industry just because they "need the money". that's misery.
imagine some girl in Thailand who needs money to feed her family or kids giving her body to some fat hairy European man for just $25?
that's misery.
yet. this misery content seems acceptable these days. Everyone looks at this content but never think of the "cost" these "stars" have to pay just so you can get your "jollies"
No one complains about domainers profiting from the sale of such domains. in fact there is a section dedicated to such domains on Namepros.
what makes coronavirus.es any different? because it is the current trending thing that's killing people?
I get it guys. when a thread like this pops up people need to take sides and feel the need to speak out and take the moral high ground or risk being assumed they are "For" the registering of unsavory domains.
it's good for business to throw another domainer under the bus to make yourselves look goods.
Did I register coronavirus.es with the hopes of selling it. Honestly? I don't really know anymore.
Sometimes. when I get the idea to register a domain it's on my mobile when I'm about to go to bed tired and it's about 2-3 am Kinda like right now typing this.
and registering a domain like coronavirus domain was just a quick reg and forget about it.
really isn't as sinister as you guys are protraying it to be.
When I register domains it's usually on impulse. after which I decide what to do with it.
Did I really know know what I was going to do with it? not really. The basic idea is to sell it yes.
but ideas change over time. One minute you reg a domain to sell the next you decide to develop. or even worse. you forget you own it.
but if there's an offer for it. you're glad you have it.
that's it in a nutshell. If you want to label that as sinister be my guest.
it's all about getting it first and then figure out later. in this industry you need to act quick so at least you have options on what to do with it. As opposed to not having the options because someone else got it first.
and based on the fact coronavirus got registered in pretty much all extensions it was a good idea. not that I can make money from it. but because I'm one of a handful of domainers who got to register an EMD before the registries got to it or someone else.
I really did not know what I was going to do with the domains. Thinking now about it.
The registries themselves should have purchased these domains back from me and used them for self promotion.
Also, come to think of it. I haven't even actively marketed any of my coronavirus domains. so why is it automatically assumed my ultimate goal was to make a killing on these domains? I have an efty account. Never got around to even linking these domains to that.
If anyone were to ask me about these domains personally yea sure I'd be happy if I sold this domain for big bucks. who wouldn't during these scary times? would be nice to have that money in the bank while the economy recovers and not have to worry about your family eating and bills paid.
I'll admit. I feel attacked right now because of the opinions of a few.
So let me throw some "logic" into the mix.
anyone who is reading this thread right now and trying to figure out what to side to take based on the few opinions on here.
because of the opinions here I feel singled out as "that one guy who registered a coronavirus domain and is wanting a big pay day"
that's the opinion of a couple and I admit it's damning to my credibility as a domainer
I see there are currently 64 replies to this thread. yea? let's assume all of them are against me. most likely this is true.
most reading this will say "damn! 64 people against this guy? I guess that must be the concensus. So we should take the side of those 64 people because it's so many so they must be right."
ok if this is how you all will "vote" I can respect that.
but here is the thing. READY? are you listening? How many "coronavirus", "covid", "Covid19", "covid-19" domains are registered out there?
Covid - 6,930 domain names
Coronavirus - 6,756
6756+6930= 13,686
My point is simple. Whoever these 13,686 people or registries are. felt compelled to secure these domains. Sure some did so for humanitarianism but let's be real many expect to profit from it.
But forget these 13,686 domains for a minute. Add up all the numbers above for all the "unsavory domains" I listed above. That number? It's going to be in the hundreds of thousands.
That's hundreds of thousands vs. 64.
each one of those are of the "opinion" FOR the registration of unsavory domains like Coronavirus.
These registrants many are probably not on this forum to voice their opinion on registering coronavirus domains. OR because of how I am being witch hunted on here are SCARED to admit they own such domains.
but NEVERTHELESS I count each registration as a an unspoken OPINION that is FOR the registration of coronavirus domains.
64 opinions versus 13,686 silent opinions that we'll never hear from but STILL COUNT because hey. Each one of these "opinions" these registrants PAID FOR. It's literally a PAID OPINION.
So in a way paid opinions carry more weight because it's not an opinion that people did not pay for.
So if you are reading this and wondering about which side to take on this.
Bear in mind the registrants of many of the 13,686 "coronavirus" domains have privacy on their domains for good reason given the replies on this thread. so there is a possibility many who are AGAINST the registration of coronavirus domains may probably own some coronavirus domains. We all know there are shady people among us.
Just like how anyone on the street right now could have the coronavirus. Any domainer right now could have coronavirus domains and WE DON'T KNOW.
In an industry where people shill bid domains? I can see people trash talking registrants of coronavirus domains when in fact they own some themselves but have privacy.
Anyways, I like facts. Fact is there are 64 opinions AGAINST ME and every other domainer registering coronavirus domains are theoretically 13,686 opinions FOR the registering of coronavirus domains many I'm guessing has to be for the purpose of profiteering.
or are we going to be irrational now and say that each one of those or half of those or a quarter of those registered coronavirus domains BUT are against domainers registering coronavirus domains?
That doesn't make sense now does it?
so if you take sides based on a score board.
13,686 kinda blows out 64 or am I doing the math wrong here?
When we create an environment where people can't register certain domains and talk about it, no matter how noble you feel what you are doing may be. it's still as bad as being the registrant of a coronavirus domain. Shaming them to the point that they regret posting it just makes them inclined never to do it again.
How would discussions like this happen again if people's automatic inclination is to shame people wouldn't people fear sharing their unsavory domains?
why am I saying all of this? because to be honest the replies on this thread hurt my feelings. People I have come to admire on here seem to now want to gang up on me on this topic.
Again I repeat. I did not have to post this on NP. perhaps I have diarrhea of the fingers and just type what's in my head at the time. No filter. but at least you all know me like an open book. so like me or hate me warts and all. up to you.
So in summation. I am not going to retract that the Spanish Gov did not buy the domain. Am I ok with the fact that the domain is now going to be used to help the Spanish people? yes of course, I'm not a total d*ck.
So what the hell was the point of this thread? why am I so pissed?
I am pissed for the same reasons any domainer should be pissed.
To have options taken from you.
to have something taken from you without permission. without even a civilized kind request that 100% would have gotten a YES.
not even at "Please allow us the Spain Gov to take or borrow coronavirus.es domain for the time being because of the current crisis."
All the other stuff I said about money is irrelevant because the domain was TAKEN.
You see. I was never asked by the Spanish Government if they could borrow coronavirus.es which means I was never even given the opportunity to ask for say $500,000 for it or more IMPORTANTLY NOT ASK for $500,000 for it. It was I guess just assumed I was going to ask for a lot of money.
So basically THIS is how Spain sees ALL DOMAINERS by default.
again I cannot confirm that that $10,000 offer was from Spain so I have to assume it was not.
This is not about some domainer profiteering from a coronavirus domain.
This is a country (granted in a crisis) deciding on it's own to take a domain removing all doubts if the owner might say no if asked.
I believe EVERYONE needs the opportunity to shine and yes I know there are more pressing matters right now in the world besides me "shining".
but is it really such a huge ASK to give me the opportunity to donate coronavirus.es to the spain gov?
My initial reaction was all over the place and I'm sure I said a lot of things people did not like but let's not get side tracked here.
This whole thing was just not done right. As if I really would have said NO if the Spain Government simply asked me plainly. "may we have or use or borrow coronavirus.es until this crisis is over?"
Another thing. We all register domains in the "hopes" of selling it and making a bucket of money. But at the same time we are realistic. At least I hope most of us are in thinking that many of our domains will never ever sell. So why should I care if Spain Gov doesn't buy Coronavirus.es. I am already in the mind set that none of my domains will sell. That way no expectations no regrets.
Am I pissed they did not buy it? sure but I think I am really more pissed of how they did it. maybe that anger carried over to them not buying it just a smidge and got all jumbled in there. I mean seriously many of you know my collection of domains and are confident I am losing money. So why should I really care if Spain doesn't buy coronavirus.es? I lose money all the time on stupid domain registrations. What's one more "no sale"?
It's about 4 am right now so probably much of what I said on here you should take with a grain of salt because I'm tired and wrote all of this half asleep. so I probably wrote even more stuff to inflame even more people. Plus tons of typos.
Apologies in advance.
And remember. Registering a domain is an Opinion by default.
You registered that domain because you thought it was a good idea and it's an unsavory domain than you are of the opinion that registering such domains is "okay".
And you don't need to publicly go on a forum and publicly announce it or take sides. Your domain registration speaks loud enough. So either there's a few hundred thousand immoral *ssh*les out there or there are simply domain investors out there?
Good night or Good morning.
