alert Beware of Sharks

[Grilled]

Hi everyone,

If you are new to domains, beware of the nasty backlash that can come with dealing with AbdulBasit Makrani who goes by @AbdulBasit.com

More on this topic can be read here:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/beware-of-greedy-matthew-pataki.1325916/#post-9168215

Stay safe out there, and try not to get taken advantage of...

 

[bmugford]

I am not sure this is really a productive response to the situation.

Brad

 

[Grilled]

I am not sure this is really a productive response to the situation.

Brad

Do you have a better suggestion?

 

[bmugford]

Do you have a better suggestion?

Not really.

It's a shame these type of threads get more engagement than anything to do with actual investment in the field.

Brad

 

[Grilled]

FWIW: It seems this thread title (and the other thread title) has been edited (not by me) to remove the first/last name's. Assuming by the mods.

This thread may not have had enough time to be indexed in search engines unlike the other thread. Kudos for namePros mods for addressing this evolving concern!

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

Names removed from the titles of both threads. Unnecessary.

 

[Beginningdomains]

I think you should have put his full name in the title just as he did to Matthew. He did it knowing it would index under his legal name. Just a wonderful action by him.

 

[Grilled]

Names removed from the titles of both threads. Unnecessary.

@Bravo Mod Team -- Level heads are always nice!

I would agree to having this thread completely deleted if the other thread is completely deleted.

All of this is uncessary.

 

[Beginningdomains]

@Bravo Mod Team @Chris Hydrick

The original post still uses his name as tags under the post therefore it will remain indexed under his legal name. The actions of Abdul to index his name with slander was entirely intentional.

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

The original post still uses his name as tags under the post

Removed.

 

[pugdogdomains]

Thank you very much.

-Matt

 

[Grilled]

Removed.

Removed from this thread, or the other thread?

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

Removed from this thread, or the other thread?

Both, now.

 

[Grilled]

Curious, how egregious (or UNprofessionial) do incidents have to be for somebody to lose their PRO badge?

Adam Dicker (Shark) lost his badge after his warning thread.

 

[Future Sensors]

Curious, how egregious do incidents have to be for somebody to lose their PRO badge?

Adam Dicker (Shark) lost his badge after his warning thread.

To me, this aspect seems to be the most difficult for NamePros to draw up guidelines in advance and to consistently enforce. Rob Monster and Adam Dicker, other people: each case is different and the cases vary widely in severity.

Often when a thread is started, not everything is known yet, but a decision must be made.

 

[bmugford]

Curious, how egregious (or UNprofessionial) do incidents have to be for somebody to lose their PRO badge?

Adam Dicker (Shark) lost his badge after his warning thread.

It's extremely rare and has been reserved mainly for the most blatant scams or fraud, like those mentioned above.

Brad

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

Curious, how egregious (or UNprofessionial) do incidents have to be for somebody to lose their PRO badge?

NamePros doesn't add or remove PRO badges unless it's on behalf of PRO members.

PRO members decide when PRO badges are added and removed.

 

[Future Sensors]

PRO members decide when PRO badges are added and removed

That's indeed how it went with the removal of RM's PRO badge. Other PRO members took the decision to remove their status on this forum, not NamePros mods or management.

 

[biggie]

Not really.

It's a shame these type of threads get more engagement than anything to do with actual investment in the field.

Brad

Hi

i agree!

gotta wonder about the "what if's" though.
like if more was offered initially for those names and a deal was done quietly.

imo...

 

[Grilled]

Hi

i agree!

gotta wonder about the "what if's" though.
like if more was offered initially for those names and a deal was done quietly.

imo...

Are you referring to a what if such as:

What if a shark had gotten ahold of Girlfriends(.)com or BodyArt(.)com before @GritBrokerage took those two domains under their brokerage wing?

Or were you referring to some of the other domains Abdul tried to buyte?

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Tagging somebody from Grit Brokerage (@nicedomains) in case they're unaware as to how their new client had been harmed by Abdul Basit.