It's totally nonsense to me. There is no standard and CHIP letters are make up from Chinese people to hype the price.
Moderator should only moderate the forum and should not be involve in any "standards" because if you do then all the names here do not meet standards.
- What is the standard for pronounceable LLLL.com?
- What is the standard for one word dictionary?
- What is the standard for Top Name?
- What is the standard for pricing? based on Estibot or Godaddy appraisal? So if I get an appraisal for $1,000 I can't list name and asking more than $1,000
Again it's totally NONSENSE.
namePros was founded on the teaching of domain investing and industry standards. For instance, we'll try to help answer your questions below.
- Pronounceable four-letter - (This ones pretty easy and I'm sure the majority of investors know what the standard of pronounceable is)
- Dictionary-Word - (A word that's in a globally recognized dictionary "E.g. Merriam-Webster, etc.")
- Top Domain - (It depends on how you are referencing it. If you mean the Top domain section on namePros, read more here)
- Pricing/Evaluations - (This is different for each investment niche, since not all investors invest in the same niches "E.g. valuing a random four-letter is completely different than valuing a generic GEO long-tail" - You can find most of the standards of evaluating different niche domain assets by searching namePros for related topics, where many veterans have shared their experience over the years)
The hardest question you asked was number four, because it's different for every niche. The rest were relatively easy to answer based on industry standards and definitions over the years that remain consistent and globally recognized.
Naturally, a moderator or team does not go around looking for misleading discrepancies that could take advantage of a new investor, however, when we receive reports on said discrepancies, we are tasked with investigating them to help retain and maintain the integrity of the marketplace.
As mentioned prior, namePros does have a rule (and has had for many years) regarding claims:
6.1.28. All claims relating to financial transactions (e.g., about traffic, revenue, profit, or appraisals) must include supporting evidence or proof (e.g., an attached video that is current, clear, and shows all information necessary to support each claim). The source (e.g., the company or service) must be visible as part of the supporting information when possible or included as text with it.
With the above in mind, for example, when you claim that the letter "V" is a premium letter in order to boost the value of the domain you are selling and members report your listing concerned that a newer investor may be mislead, we enforce what our research shows the industry standard for the letter "V" is and offer you the opportunity to provide proof of your claim that the letter "V" is a premium letter (Which you have not done yet).
As mentioned prior, if you can provide proof of your claim that the letter "V" is a premium letter, we are more than happy to re-review the report and this case so we can avoid a situation like this in the future.
Until that time, for the protection of new members, this moderator team will continue to enforce the rules and policies of namePros as they are (E.g. sellers must provide proof for any claims related to financial transactions). In this case, it relates to your claim that the letter "V" is a premium letter to boost the value of the domain asset you listed for sale.
We hope that helps explain better. If you have any other questions regarding industry standards (E.g. what a dictionary-word is, what pronounceable means, etc.) please let us know and we'll try help clarify further.
In the mean-time, we look forward to the proof of the letter "V" being a premium letter claim you send us or link to here so we can all review it.