Domain Forum Safety Tips

[Eric Lyon]

I had a few people ask me the same question in the last couple days ("Is there a way to do business a little safer on domain communities?"). Which inspired me to make the following infograph / checklist. I hope that it's as helpful to others as it was for them. Feel free to use the image on your own website's. All I ask is that you don't edit the image and that the sponsor logos remain intact. (Right click, Save image as)

For tips on Identifying manipulated screenshots, visit: http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/801624-screenshot-manipulation-identification.html​

 

[FPForum]

Nice one Eric! That image lays it all out there perfectly! As long as new members take this stuff into consideration they shouldn't have marketplace issues!

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I would take issue with complete birthday information, simply because birthday is often used by scammers and identity thieves, who often join forums to troll for info.

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[Eric Lyon]

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I would take issue with complete birthday information, simply because birthday is often used by scammers and identity thieves, who often join forums to troll for info.

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Good point, however, many forum platforms have an option of displaying: 1.) whole dob, 2.) month + year, 3.) Year only. So there's a happy medium there for cushion. Even just the year, it shows a little more vested interest. Naturally the D.O.B. is just one of many other factors so I would hope people don't put too much weight on just that variable alone.

Eric Lyon