poll How many nameprosers would buy a raffle ticket for a 4L.com?

[Wesley S]

Is this possible, a raffle to buy 4L.coms at a cheaper price? I think it could work as long as there was a reserve and the seller was getting what they wanted monetarily from their domain. $10-$20 tickets and the seller sets their reserve price and the raffle is void if not enough people buy a raffle ticket. hmmm. comments? ty

 

[equity78]

also i mentioned in another thread, cant reference it rite now but if namepros came up with a cointoken prize reward system for tshirts etc.

That would be cool or perhaps the Namepros meme token (kidding on that too many controversies on those)

 

[Wesley S]

I agree but Namepros is a U.S. based website and they would not be able to get around it, I don't think they would take the potential liability. And I can tell you with how much animosity there is in this industry there would be people that would report them who are not Namepros friendly.

even friendly non-monetary means?

 

[Wesley S]

if only namepros was a billionaire philanthropist and could give away 4L.coms for free. ahhhhhh.

 

[Wesley S]

if thats the case and websites are worldwide can the nonamericans do this on a neutral website?

 

[Wesley S]

if thats the case and websites are worldwide can the nonamericans do this on a neutral website?

i guess what im saying is, if a website's goal is to serve the world and not just one country, shouldnt it be allowed to do something that the majority members allow? Just asking. What am I asking? hmmm, should the website have a home base anyway if its serving the world? I thought the point of the internet was to make a neutral zone for the world to interact in, but if we base everything on where it is physically located then this cannot be accomplished and the internet has failed.

 

[johnn]

Raffles would be ok here because Namepros is considered a non-profit organization as None of the members here make any money.

 

[scithe]

i guess what im saying is, if a website's goal is to serve the world and not just one country, shouldnt it be allowed to do something that the majority members allow? Just asking. What am I asking? hmmm, should the website have a home base anyway if its serving the world? I thought the point of the internet was to make a neutral zone for the world to interact in, but if we base everything on where it is physically located then this cannot be accomplished and the internet has failed.

The U.S. government is weird though. 20 years ago there were online casinos and they were owned/run by Americans but were based in the Cayman Islands or some other places. But I believe some owners were still wanted by the U.S. government.

But then later on the Golden Palace paid $28000 for a grilled cheese sandwich with the Virgin Mary's likeness allegedly on one side of the bread. They paid someone else to tattoo their logo on her forehead and another woman to tattoo her pregnant belly. These guys didn't end up being arrested in the U.S. as far as I know and I don't recall the owners being fugitives either.

My point is, just because a site is "Global" doesn't mean it's not breaking laws by existing. As dumb as that sounds. We can also look at internet piracy. Wikileaks and other global sites.

I think at the end of the day it comes down to where the source code for the site is being hosted. But that might not make you immune.