Domains you wouldn't reg on principle

[DDC_Cyn]

Every day, when I scan through the lists of domains people are buying and selling, I notice some that I feel funny about on principle.

For example, names of killers, or even domains with the words kill, or murder in them. A month or so ago, there was a flurry of activity around the name of that man who had his family locked up in the basement. I don't know, feels like bad karma to me, even if the sites do pull in traffic.

Do these kinds of names bother you, or is it about giving the people what they want?

 

[CHILLY]

It depends on who you are and what you define as morale and where your definition of morales comes from. For instance I don't mess with any Adult/Porno names, gang/violence names, pro drug names ect... Now somebody else may not want to deal in murder names but see no problem at all with porno names. Here's a quick funny story about the battle of good & evil in a moment of morale domaining weakness or, lost opportunity?

Awhile back I was on youtube and I noticed that an older gentlemen perhaps in his 70's was making video blogs. Right around that time he had made it to the front page and was getting millions of hits. OF COURSE..I went to see if the name was available in my attempt to think link a domainer. YES! it was available, Now in a moment of weakness inside the battle of morality / profits / who cares / I'm a domainer / that's not right / what's wrong with that? / I might get in trouble / Man, I need money/ ect..ect... I did not register it, well I went back about 5-10 minutes later and it was gone.

A couple of days go bye, I see the now Famous (#1 on youtube at the time) Old video blogger saying in a very long, angry and dramatic video "Some f***ing Scum bastard *&&%#$%^& low life son of a bi*** ect.. :lol: registered my name and I had wanted to make a website, please do not go to that site, it should be taken down ect.. ect.. along the lines like this and had a whole lot of support behind him.

I kinda laughed at the whole thing but i always wondered what kind of rev it made.

I think somebody from the uk got it, maybe they are a member here?

 

[weblord]

im talking about being born again christian (John 3:3) to be specific

Ehh, sorry - I do all of the above, and I'm a proud Christian.

Drinking - absolutely - I love scotch
Smoking - I have a great collection of cigars
Sex - I try every night

I go to church every Sunday, and love it. :kickass:

 

[soggyindo]

for me i avoid all the obviously bad ones (killers, nazis etc). Heck, I'm moving away from sites that sell boring products, I don't want them to fill up my day! there's so much to reg out there i can't see why you'd want to go kkk.com. some might be good at doing anti bad guy sites. for my money i'd rather go towards things i enjoy reading more about, i get too involved.

the biggest worry for me is all the health names - mesothemioma.net and the like. as the first/only place people go for info, i don't want to be helping fill the web with parked, duplicate, SEO charged + shoddy sites. i keep visualizing the poor sick guy searching through all that crud when i see them.

i've got some health names, but they're all to develop sites i personally know sufferers for, sort of a mission to get some good info out there.

:santa:

 

[Dave_Z]

I don't think it is wise to let the law guide your morals though.

Well, some laws are based on some morals, right?

Many if not everyone practically know where they stand. That's just about it.

Mileage varies.

 

[Michael]

Well, some laws are based on some morals, right?

Absolutely, there are tons of laws that have a foundation in morality. I was just saying it shouldn't necessarily work the other way around. If you follow the letter of the law to determine your morals, abortion is moral, adultery is moral, the death penalty is moral, etc. I'm not taking a stance on these hot button issues because they are off topic, just saying that it is ok for morals to determine law, but not always the other way around.

 

[Dave_Z]

just saying that it is ok for morals to determine law, but not always the other way around.

Well, it's also not always ok for morals to determine law, don't you think? Lots
of samples out there.

If anything, this thread can allow people to state their position on this topic.
It's fine if one finds it moral or not, as long as we can agree to respect them
nonetheless.

Who was it that said something like I don't have to agree with your belief, but
I will defend your right to it? Or something like that...

 

[gingeman]

I've come across typos for charities and NFP's which I know from various tests would receive heaps of traffic. So, instead of regging them, I email the relevant organisation to let them know it should be registered as they are losing traffic & potential supporters.

Unfortunately usually my emails are ignored & the typo left unregged. I guess some people don't really understand....

If they don't want them you can always pm them to me :hehe:

I tend to base my morals on whether somebody else will suffer as a direct consequence, if not, I'd probably reg it. If somebody has suffered, and me making a profit from it isn't going to further their grief, I have no problem with that.

 

[Dave_Z]

I tend to base my morals on whether somebody else will suffer as a direct consequence, if not, I'd probably reg it. If somebody has suffered, and me making a profit from it isn't going to further their grief, I have no problem with that.

That's maybe the real question here: will registering that domain name "harm"
someone?

It so happens that people do stuff others don't like every other day. But lines
can be somewhat drawn if it can be shown to possibly cause harm.

They're getting fuzzy, though...

 

[lzy]

I have ChildPorn.info and I developed it into an anti-child porn info site. :]

 

[kemjika11]

If they don't want them you can always pm them to me :hehe:

I tend to base my morals on whether somebody else will suffer as a direct consequence, if not, I'd probably reg it. If somebody has suffered, and me making a profit from it isn't going to further their grief, I have no problem with that.

Very good point! I agree with the whole "if someone's not getting hurt or negatively affected by it directly, then i don't mind" argument. i've heard people telling me here to donate my name to redcross or something. i'm like "go f yourself!". i'm keeping my name, and its not killing or hurting anybody.

 

[JamesDavid]

Honestly. This is how I judge a domain. If I kept a public list of all my domains on my desk for my family to see, mother, father, grandma, little sisters, wife etc. Would I be ashamed on any of the names on there.

Put it this way if I would feel the need to explain myself to someone to try to justify a name I bought then I wouldn't buy it....

as far as these subjects:
Sex: in the proper context sex is a gift from God, the bible says so, no problems there
Beer: I would never promote or joke about drunk driving, etc but alcohol in responsible hands is fine.
Smoking: as I tell people "Smoking won't send you to hell, it will just make you smell like you've been there"


Off limit subjects, child porno, child abuse, promote illegal drugs, any type of murder.

 

[fonzie_007]

And here I was thinking it was just .mobi that I wouldn't buy on principle...

 

[soggyindo]

And here I was thinking it was just .mobi that I wouldn't buy on principle...

LOL, that's just self-interest there fonz.

on a serious note, i couldn't believe when i found out how huge the searches were for trying-to-get-around-it words that could describe pics of young kids. really freaked me out when i realized words like young nudist this and lolita that were bigger than searches for ipods and myspace and stuff

 

[DDC_Cyn]

the biggest worry for me is all the health names - mesothemioma.net and the like. as the first/only place people go for info, i don't want to be helping fill the web with parked, duplicate, SEO charged + shoddy sites. i keep visualizing the poor sick guy searching through all that crud when i see them.

i've got some health names, but they're all to develop sites i personally know sufferers for, sort of a mission to get some good info out there.

:santa:

This is an interesting point. Smart or not, people believe what they read on the internet and they're not going to stop and say, I wonder if a doctor wrote this material?

 

[Work In Progress]

And here I was thinking it was just .mobi that I wouldn't buy on principle...

Well, Fonzie....you'd just love daterape.mobi then...
This just happens to be one of my more popular sites that was designed to get information in the hands of date rape victims 24/7. It's a pretty good feeling knowing something you've made just might help someone. It just as easily could of been a mobile "how to guide" for the sleazy, so yes...it totally depends upon who's hands it gets in.

 

[AussieDomainer]

As I am a Christian I stick away from anything to do with pornography/adult material, gambling etc. no matter what the potential profit. Some may call me stupid if I pass up a domain I know could be flipped for big dollars but I'd rather be able to sleep at night then have money in the bank

 

[InternetMoney]

I wouldnt reg. some nasty or foul word, adult site or anything that could be trade mark infringment. I rather make money without guilt.

 

[labrocca]

I have no moral dillema's about ownership of any domain name. Usage however might be something different. I wouldn't own a site that contained something I don't agree with. But I do feel that you can take any bad name and use it for a good purpose.

As I am a Christian I stick away from anything to do with pornography/adult material, gambling etc. no matter what the potential profit.

So if you go to church and the minister uses the term pornography or gambling he is wrong or immoral? There is no reason NOT to own a domain name with associated terms imho. There is a line between committing sin and discussing it.

 

[AussieDomainer]

So if you go to church and the minister uses the term pornography or gambling he is wrong or immoral? There is no reason NOT to own a domain name with associated terms imho. There is a line between committing sin and discussing it.

True, I should have elaborated more. I would actually love to own some to redirect to organisations etc I support that help people get out of gambling, addiction, pornography etc. I would not however use these name to make money out of or develop the way most people would.