This story is crazy guys! May 10, 2016 I hand reg an adult domain .top.
Me and my staff were ready to develop, I invest a lot of money in this project and I have prepared a good business plan.
In this 2 months I don't think about domain name, it was regged, it was parked (Jun 16, 2016 Bodis), everthing is ok, hard work on software design, business plans, security problems and so on.
Today I go to dynadot to buy a domain and I don't know why I searched MyDomainName.top (obviously is not this domain). Surprise... Reserved.
WTF? Reserved? This is my domain! An Issue, no doubt. Give me check the whois... Another surprise...
The queried object does not exist:
The domain you request is prohibited.
Status Codes: For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp
Preview the Full Domain Report
What? Does not exist? Domain prohibited? But... IP Location: New York - New York City - Bodis Llc??
I digit the domain name in my browser: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN, dns not resolved.
I check my namecheap account, and it is in my domain list. Of course, it is my domain.
I try to switch the name servers to my development server, but I can't. Domain is blocked, I can not change any params.
Immediatly contact namecheap customer support.
They told me that should be an email from registry of .top domains, I check my mailbox and no email, I check in spam folder, no email, nothing, no messages from .top registry. No messages from namecheap.
Support told me domain was deleted by registry. And I've to contact .top registry. And they could do anything to help me.
I said this is unethical, unacceptable they permit to everyone to steal domain without any communications. And they have to protect their customers and I can not accept the answer "contact .top registry".
Where are they when .top registry steal my domain? And what happened if tomorrow I wake up and all my .top domains (developed and not) disappears? They told me contact top registry? This is crazy.
Consumers must be protected, if registrant permit to steal domains from customers accounts, and they don't do anything to help customers where is their responsibility in this?
After 2 hours in chat with support the situation is that namecheap contact .top registry ([email protected]) and they want to know the reasons for delection.
This is crazy guys, I can not accept a registrant permit to steal domains and the only work it does is send an email to register. Where is honesty, ethics?
I'm in bankrupt now.
I have lost all my money, I've payed XXXXX EUR in consulting, accounting, marketing research... And much more I'll have to pay.
And now I have nothing.
No money, no domain, no support. My project is gone.
I'm alone.
I want my domain back or money, because nobody has contact me before take my domain.
When I bought it in namecheap I have not read a disclaimer: "Attention! It's possible, one day, .top registry want your domain back. And it will do it without contact you or pay you. If you have a site developed on it and it is your business, your brand, know what? just don't give a fuck.".
Help me guys, this situation must not be repeated to anyone. Because nobody has to happen what happened to me.
Beware guys! Beware if you invest money in .top! Maybe one day you wake up and your domain names disappears. And the only thing that your registrant will do is tell you : please contact .top registry.
I'm destroyed. I've lost a lot of money.
Please help me, any legal consultant is really really appreciated.
PS: I do not write the domain name, because it is an adult domain.
But I think it's very important write it.
I don't do it because I don't want that discussion is moved in adult room only for a domain name without any sexual images, only for a domain name (sequence of chars) it's happened. Nobody follow that room.
More people as possibles should be aware of .top registry and registrants work.
Nobody has to lost money. Beware guys! Beware!
Please tell me if I can post domain name and all screenshots (no sexual material inside) to prove all situation.
And please help me.
Thanks
Me and my staff were ready to develop, I invest a lot of money in this project and I have prepared a good business plan.
In this 2 months I don't think about domain name, it was regged, it was parked (Jun 16, 2016 Bodis), everthing is ok, hard work on software design, business plans, security problems and so on.
Today I go to dynadot to buy a domain and I don't know why I searched MyDomainName.top (obviously is not this domain). Surprise... Reserved.
WTF? Reserved? This is my domain! An Issue, no doubt. Give me check the whois... Another surprise...
The queried object does not exist:
The domain you request is prohibited.
Status Codes: For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp
Preview the Full Domain Report
What? Does not exist? Domain prohibited? But... IP Location: New York - New York City - Bodis Llc??
I digit the domain name in my browser: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN, dns not resolved.
I check my namecheap account, and it is in my domain list. Of course, it is my domain.
I try to switch the name servers to my development server, but I can't. Domain is blocked, I can not change any params.
Immediatly contact namecheap customer support.
They told me that should be an email from registry of .top domains, I check my mailbox and no email, I check in spam folder, no email, nothing, no messages from .top registry. No messages from namecheap.
Support told me domain was deleted by registry. And I've to contact .top registry. And they could do anything to help me.
I said this is unethical, unacceptable they permit to everyone to steal domain without any communications. And they have to protect their customers and I can not accept the answer "contact .top registry".
Where are they when .top registry steal my domain? And what happened if tomorrow I wake up and all my .top domains (developed and not) disappears? They told me contact top registry? This is crazy.
Consumers must be protected, if registrant permit to steal domains from customers accounts, and they don't do anything to help customers where is their responsibility in this?
After 2 hours in chat with support the situation is that namecheap contact .top registry ([email protected]) and they want to know the reasons for delection.
This is crazy guys, I can not accept a registrant permit to steal domains and the only work it does is send an email to register. Where is honesty, ethics?
I'm in bankrupt now.
I have lost all my money, I've payed XXXXX EUR in consulting, accounting, marketing research... And much more I'll have to pay.
And now I have nothing.
No money, no domain, no support. My project is gone.
I'm alone.
I want my domain back or money, because nobody has contact me before take my domain.
When I bought it in namecheap I have not read a disclaimer: "Attention! It's possible, one day, .top registry want your domain back. And it will do it without contact you or pay you. If you have a site developed on it and it is your business, your brand, know what? just don't give a fuck.".
Help me guys, this situation must not be repeated to anyone. Because nobody has to happen what happened to me.
Beware guys! Beware if you invest money in .top! Maybe one day you wake up and your domain names disappears. And the only thing that your registrant will do is tell you : please contact .top registry.
I'm destroyed. I've lost a lot of money.
Please help me, any legal consultant is really really appreciated.
PS: I do not write the domain name, because it is an adult domain.
But I think it's very important write it.
I don't do it because I don't want that discussion is moved in adult room only for a domain name without any sexual images, only for a domain name (sequence of chars) it's happened. Nobody follow that room.
More people as possibles should be aware of .top registry and registrants work.
Nobody has to lost money. Beware guys! Beware!
Please tell me if I can post domain name and all screenshots (no sexual material inside) to prove all situation.
And please help me.
Thanks
