Domainers are BORING

[h2o]

I was reading a domaining blog that begged the question. Are domainers are boring? My answer would be yes. Domainers are boring. Sorry to admit it.

Here are the topics that get recycled over and over again at this and other domaining forums (in no order).

1) Is xxxxx.com considered a trademark? / What an unfair UDRP decision!
2) Is .com really king?
3) The LLLL bubble is bursting. Oh no. LLL is next.
4) All the good domains are taken.
5) How much is my lsjljds;ajsf.com domain worth?
6) The Schwartz-Schilling-Ham Machine is one mighty machine.
7) A discussion of whether i or e prefix names are better.
8)BREAKING NEWS: I think [inserthere].com was way OVER/UNDER priced.
9).Green/.blue/.sex/.web/.eco is going to shatter the virtual interspace. (No its not. Yes it is.)
10)Is domain parking dead? No wait, minisites are it.
11) Are hyphens really that bad. How about SEO?
12) Let's laugh at all the names we regged when we were drunk.
13) .Mobi is dead (and .tel is better discussion?)
14) Development is key or Google will punish you to hell (or is it?)
15) Domains don't matter anymore (or do they?)

Yep its true.

 

[Blake]

very true statements.....endless cycles....need new blood

 

[DnEbook]

what are we going to do ? talk about the price of a hotdog ?

but dont worry soon the gtld's wil upset the apple cart and have people chatting about new stuff

 

[coltter]

it's a domain forum so the topics are specific to the domain topics.

 

[wot]

The- oh boy despite all the signs we missed the idn boat will be one of the not too distant future. :lol:

 

[lzy]

Well, what else are you expecting from a domain name forum? :lol:

Threads about how boring domainers are?

 

[tristanperry]

It's been a good week for domaining. Domainers are boring AND delusional. :td:

I disagree anyway. This and other domaining forums and sites are business forums, not chat forums. When I come here I tend to look at the domains on sale (and only do a bit of chat like I'm doing now).

Just like if you were a multi-millionaire, your day may consist of meeting accountants, lawyers, your staff (etc) - which many would consider "boring". That doesn't mean that multi-millionaires are boring, though!

 

[gazzip]

I would say that domainers talking about domains to a non-domainer is close to 100% boring for most people.

Are domainers themselves boring ? .....like anywhere else, some will be, some won't.com :tri:

Was it this article you read, its a funny read ?

Saturday Musings - Are domainers boring?



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[ssamriga]

I would say that domainers talking about domains to a non-domainer is close to 100% boring for most people.

It is up to the point when you start telling about ROI, then everyone is suddenly interested

 

[Ms Domainer]

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OP, you are hilarious.

Still I do agree that some of the arguments that go on in forums and blogs seem a bit tedious and redundant.

For that reason, I have respectfully bowed out of certain threads here that have been overrun by folks who are edging on trolldom (although many of these folks actually do good deeds on other threads).

So I just hang out on other threads and respond when I feel I have something to say. I like Namepros; it's a friendly and comfortable place that often offers good info.

Still, I do think that many domainers do have other interests--you just have to dig a little.



Also, consider this: you aren't here to be "entertained"; you're here to glean useful information that will help you make good decisions when buying and selling domains.

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[DomainTalker]

!,,,

Domainers boring..?!?....Delusional...?!?....Of course we are...!!....LOL


...Domainers are a sort of demented tribe on the fringes of functional society, lost in some disconnected cyber-world of unintelligible language, impossible habits, and, strange preoccupations....Only the lunatic, and the sanity-challenged, would ever inhabit such a place at all....lol


I mean, look at what we do. We spend hours every day locked away, alone, in front of a computer screen, wetting ourselves with joy at finding some very ordinary, everyday, word, or phrase...!!....And, we expect people to pay us money for it....We tell people we might even get rich from doing this.....Lol.

...And, when our partner - or a friend - inquires innocently, 'How's it going?', and, we answer proudly: 'Wow....Can you believe I just got Thingybegorrah.com....?", sort of expecting an ecstatic: 'Wow', or, 'You're my hero', response - only to be met with uncomprehending glazed eyes, and a slightly sorrowful sigh - Domainers are actually disappointed when folks react like this...lol


No one else understands what the hell we do....How can they...?....We ask people to pay us thousands of dollars for words our friends use every day....!!....Of course, we say: 'But, that's the point...', and, then, they know we're nuts......A hundred years from now, they'll speak in hushed tones about a bloke they heard paid $300,000 a year for 30,000 ordinary words & phrases he didn't even own , only 'leased'....!!


Boring...? Delusional...?.....Of course we are....Most of those blokes panning for gold in the Klondike a hundred years ago probably were, too...


And, in truth, most of us Domainers probably need the close attention of the serious-faced people in white coats....:D


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[turnhardtoeasy]

DomainTalker ... You my friend are 100% right...

My girlfriend almost left me because of me sitting almost 16 to 18 hours a day online...
i had to change this later and now its fine

 

[JoshuaPz]

Welcome to the real world, .h2o. The real world is far more mundane than anything you learn about in the classroom.

If you walk into a politics forum, you could probably also surmise about 15 topics that are brought up over and over again (Person A: cutting taxes will solve everything; Person B: no it won't!). If you try to sit the Red Sox clubhouse for a week, you'll notice phrases like "he didn't have his best stuff today", "...brought out the brooms", "we're gonna take it just one day at a time", etc. echoed as often as you hear "reg fee" and ".com is king" echoed here on NamePros. To domainers, these expressions are familiar and comforting, just as you might have a collection of 15 songs you love listening to in a loop when you return to your dorm because they help counter the "fight or flight" instincts that crop up in the dramas of everyday college life. Your blood pressure returns to normal and your head clears because that's the trend your body sets on when it experiences something it anticipates. But the sentiment a hypothetical outsider who observed you listen to those 15 songs repeatedly over a 1-year span would probably become "Zzzz...why doesn't she throw in some variety and mix it up a little? My head is growing numb..." So it's largely a matter of perspective. You should check out Daniel Goleman's famous book Emotional Intelligence if you haven't yet; one of the most practical works of art ever written IMHO.

I largely got sick of hanging around computer geeks because I came to find their anti-social demeanors and their incessant cyclical fascinations with Ruby, Python, deadlocks, etc. absolutely soporific. But most computer geeks find these discussions enjoyable, where the enjoyability essentially breaks down to: validating, familiar, and blood-pressure-lowering (with probable overlaps between the 3).

I'd also be willing to bet that when you get married, you'll also be able to box the types of discussions you have with your husband into 15 categories and that a year-long eavesdropper would repeatedly accuse you two of beating the same dead horses. Yet in the eyes of you and your husband, those topics are simultaneously fascinating and comforting. I could go on forever about this...

I would, however, agree that domaining is a "semi-skilled" and not a "skilled" way of life as software development is, and hence the former doesn't have the same degree of depth. The minimum IQ one needs to succeed in domaining is probably a solid 20-30 points less than that needed to develop software full-time for $60,000-$80,000/year (typical starting salary for a software developer), and maybe 30-40 points less than necessary to become a successful lawyer (earning $135,000-$150,000 his first year). But whereas the structure of the typical liberal arts college works to capitalize on the adventure-seeking teenage mind by providing a diverse set of classes and experiences, one you enter the real world you'll find yourself specializing at ever increasing levels. This shift is normal and corresponds to human instincts. Most domainers on this forum are 24 years or older, placing them in the specialization half of the spectrum.

I hope this stream-of-conscious ramble made some sense. I probably think about this topic more than I think about sex.

 

[DomainTalker]

I probably think about this topic more than I think about sex.

I rest my case....:D

...Just kidding, JP

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[JoshuaPz]

I rest my case....:D

...Just kidding, JP

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Yes! I definitely need to take some classes in comedic relief, then find myself a girlfriend (or have I mixed up those two priorities as well...)

 

[Kate]

I mean, look at what we do. We spend hours every day locked away, alone, in front of a computer screen, wetting ourselves with joy at finding some very ordinary, everyday, word, or phrase...!!....And, we expect people to pay us money for it....We tell people we might even get rich from doing this.....Lol.

I'm sure that there are people dabbling on the stock market, that match your description. We are not alone

And, in truth, most of us Domainers probably need the close attention of the serious-faced people in white coats....:D

Well, as long as they have the Internet in the padded rooms...

---------- Post added at 10:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 AM ----------

I probably think about this topic more than I think about sex.

Sex.com :p

 

[kev]

I dont think domainers are boring as people. Im a party animal, go on club 18-30 holidays, go on the pull and generally enjoy myself! Maybe Im an exception :P

Whenever I talk about domains to my friends or family, they are actually genuinely interested and kinda jealous Im involved with this sorta thing. Sometimes I break out a newspaper article written about me a few years ago to get people interested :lol:

Dont tar every domainer with the same brush :blink:

 

[h2o]

Ha.. Thanks everybody for the comments/insights. It was past midnight yesterday when I wrote this half asleep. Josh brings up an interesting point. Any narrow topic or niche (like domaining, fashion, or fishing) can lead to a list of redundant topics that constantly get brought up. I imagine if I were to make lists about fashion or pop music, they will lead to similiar humorous lists as well. I also believe that the topics that people love to discuss over and over again keep the fire alive, so to speak.

 

[FPForum]

I agree that some of the topics are very redundant and we see them time and time again. One think you have to remember though is some people who come to the board are still new to the game. They may not quite understand how to use the search function in vBulletin and they ask away anyways...

 

[Steven]

Domaining is something that a lot of us in this forum is enthusiastic about. For some, the usual topics can be boring. For others, it may not. It's all relative on the perception that one holds.

We do cover a lot of the same topics, but even the same things change.

I've learned that domaining requires a lot of flexibility and must always keep alert to all the changes that occur.