Richard Lau Gives NamesCon Preview

[EJS]

Richard Lau was kind enough to publish a preview of NamesCon 2015 on my blog. Thought you might be interested to see what he has to say about the upcoming conference: http://www.domaininvesting.com/namescon-2015-time-people-opportunities/

 

[HeyNow]

That's what we need. Another domainer conference with the usual "industry experts" spewing ego out of their asses.

 

[Joseph Green]

That's what we need. Another domainer conference with the usual "industry experts" spewing ego out of their asses.

Why the negativity? They aren't for everyone, but they do serve a purpose and provide value to some.

 

[Chris Wright]

That's what we need. Another domainer conference with the usual "industry experts" spewing ego out of their asses.

Doesn't sound like you were @ the event.
The panels were extremely informative.
The "experts" were mostly friendly and approachable.
A couple of them gave me the ins and outs of how they make real money (developing).
I did the whole trip for around $1000. And it was money well spent.

 

[HeyNow]

Why the negativity? They aren't for everyone, but they do serve a purpose and provide value to some.

"Negativity?" Your comments, "They aren't for everyone,..." and "and provide value to some" aren't really glowing endorsements.

The domainer conventions are generated and were conceived to make money for the promoter(s) in some fashion, whether it be thru admission fees, on-site auctions, vendor participation fees, etc. The notion that the conventions were organized merely for the benefit of the industry is complete nonsense.

 

[HeyNow]

Why the negativity? They aren't for everyone, but they do serve a purpose and provide value to some.

I've seen domainer conventions where typosquaters, auction cheats, and shill-bidders were held in high esteem by the organizers and sucker attendees, even given speaking privileges. To me this seems to be the norm, not the exception. I am always amazed how clueless the newbies are and how domainers with pie-in-the-sky fantasies of quick riches stick their heads in the sand and totally disregard the fact that sleazeballs are on the dais.

What I've also seen is a migration away from the conventions and events by the players who have maintained excellent integrity in the business. Perhaps they are also sick of the stench.

"Why the negativity" you ask? You must be joking.

 

[Joseph Green]

I've seen domainer conventions where typosquaters, auction cheats, and shill-bidders were held in high esteem by the organizers and sucker attendees, even given speaking privileges. To me this seems to be the norm, not the exception. I am always amazed how clueless the newbies are and how domainers with pie-in-the-sky fantasies of quick riches stick their heads in the sand and totally disregard the fact that sleazeballs are on the dais.

What I've also seen is a migration away from the conventions and events by the players who have maintained excellent integrity in the business. Perhaps they are also sick of the stench.

"Why the negativity" you ask? You must be joking.

Are you? Your post sounds like a parody to me.

 

[HeyNow]

Are you? Your post sounds like a parody to me.

Not a parody. Yes, I am amazed as I stated. I'm also amazed at those individuals, like you, who are quick to put their thumbs on my perspective, but stand silent about the fraudsters, cheats, and ethically-challenged players who are the reason domainers and the likes are considered dog shit on the shoes of those respectable individuals and entities who venture over for a look.

Yes, you. No parody, bro, just the truth.

 

[JB Lions]

Not a parody. Yes, I am amazed as I stated. I'm also amazed at those individuals, like you, who are quick to put their thumbs on my perspective, but stand silent about the fraudsters, cheats, and ethically-challenged players who are the reason domainers and the likes are considered dog shit on the shoes of those respectable individuals and entities who venture over for a look.

Yes, you. No parody, bro, just the truth.

It's not the whole truth. It's just who you are. You might be the most miserable domainer I see posting here. Now, there was somebody that actually attended, post #4, who felt the money was well spent.

Look at your first comment:

"Another domainer conference with the usual "industry experts" spewing ego out of their asses."

Were you there? Did you listen to any of it? Do you know what was said there?

"The notion that the conventions were organized merely for the benefit of the industry is complete nonsense."

It's a conference. It's like any other business, you tend to see some of the same people. And every business has good and bad players. And you keep talking about "clueless newbies" when most are probably doing better in this business than you are. A successful person wouldn't be as negative and depressing sounding as you are in practically all your posts.

 

[HeyNow]

It's not the whole truth. It's just who you are. You might be the most miserable domainer I see posting here. Now, there was somebody that actually attended, post #4, who felt the money was well spent.

Yes, it is the whole truth.

The possibility of me being "the most miserable domainer" you see posting here may well be accurate, but I doubt it. And it doesn't mean that what I say is not truthful.

No, I didn't attend. Who the f-ck wants to fly to India, a third-world shithole, to see the same dickheads that appear at lots of other conventions? Not me. Oh, by the way, in case your righteous self missed it, guest speaker(s) opted out of attending also, only willing to speak via Skype. I guess the prospect of crapping in a hole in the ground and inhaling funeral pyre fumes wasn't alluring enough to attend. I felt the same.

You know nothing of my success or lack thereof. All you know is you don't like what I have to say, and that you are obsessed with proffering mental health diagnoses based on forum posts. You come off as an arrogant know-it-all.

 

[hawkeye]

""No, I didn't attend. Who the f-ck wants to fly to India, a third-world shithole, to see the same dickheads that appear at lots of other conventions""

NamesCon was/is in Las Vegas. But easy to see how you'd confuse the two. And the guest speakers opting out was due to getting passports and visas to go to India.

 

[HeyNow]

""No, I didn't attend. Who the f-ck wants to fly to India, a third-world shithole, to see the same dickheads that appear at lots of other conventions""

And the guest speakers opting out was due to getting passports and visas to go to India.

That's not what I heard. I heard that passport and visa issues were fiction, the balloons floated in lieu of the truth. India is an awful place.

 

[JB Lions]

Yes, it is the whole truth.

The possibility of me being "the most miserable domainer" you see posting here may well be accurate, but I doubt it. And it doesn't mean that what I say is not truthful.

No, I didn't attend. Who the f-ck wants to fly to India, a third-world shithole, to see the same dickheads that appear at lots of other conventions? Not me. Oh, by the way, in case your righteous self missed it, guest speaker(s) opted out of attending also, only willing to speak via Skype. I guess the prospect of crapping in a hole in the ground and inhaling funeral pyre fumes wasn't alluring enough to attend. I felt the same.

You know nothing of my success or lack thereof. All you know is you don't like what I have to say, and that you are obsessed with proffering mental health diagnoses based on forum posts. You come off as an arrogant know-it-all.

As has been pointed out, it was in Vegas. You know they have a website right? So much for the truth. But it gave you another chance to display your negativity, this time towards a whole country.

I can pretty much figure out your success. Tell me another domainer that you know is successful that is negative all the time. It's perfectly normal to talk about the problems of the industry, you should but if you want to be truthful, there is that other side as well. You're just 100% negative all the time. It's not the behavior of somebody successful. If we did word association or I asked you about domaining, you would start rambling on about cheaters, shill bidders, fake sales, how other people think domaining is shit, like you etc., the usual stuff. First thing that would come to my mind is how fun it is, the possibilities, the sales you can make from a small investment etc.

You hop in sales threads, talking about old Snap incidents that was taken care of.

I remember you constantly going at somebody (borderline libel or maybe libel), until they threatened you with legal action, then that stopped.

You hop in .tv threads with your tv is for tuvalu, I think because you can't stand people getting sales. You're sitting there looking at those .tv sales, looking at your .us domains thinking when is it going to be my turn. That whole forum is probably sick of you.

You hop in threads like this not even knowing what country the conference is in. I don't think it matters, it's a domain conference, so I'm sure you can come up with something negative.

You claim you're helping newbies, which is bs, because if a newbie came up to you and asked about Namejet, Snap, again, you would ramble on about shill bidding. But the truth is, it's where you can pick up the best deals.

And you'll hop in future threads, doesn't really matter the topic, because it's another chance for you to spout your usual negative stuff.

You can call me "arrogant know-it-all" all you want but I get this from your posts. Read your own posts. Let's try it, tell me what you think of when you hear the word domaining.

 

[HeyNow]

You hop in sales threads, talking about old Snap incidents that was taken care of.

You must have ditched English class. If not, go back and demand a refund.

Snap incidents were "taken care of?" Let me get this straight: Hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars were fraudulently taken from clueless victims, and no one is in jail, not even for ten minutes. And you're trying to convince us that it's all okay now? Gee whiz, thanks for steering us straight! Some of us out here thought mega-theft deserved at least 24 hours in jail and perhaps a flogging. But if you say it's "taken care of" considering no one has been prosecuted, then we all must be fools to think otherwise. Good thing you're around to steer us straight - straight over the cliff. Oh well, hang with whomever you choose, and idolize whomever you see fit. Your judgement is awful and your perspective on crime in domain land is absolutely appalling.

Sounds to me like I get under your skin. The TRUTH does get seem of get under the skin and annoy those individuals, who, like you, seem hell-bent on protecting the status quo of an extremely corrupt and unregulated system.

Individuals need not worry about posting the TRUTH in any forum. One only needs to be concerned about jokers like you who spew baloney about tolerance and open dialogue, while censoring and manipulating that very dialogue you pretend to welcome.

Good riddance, and remember to brush up on your grammar. I know it may be hard, but at least try to appear as though you've truly completed a formal education.

 

[JB Lions]

We already went over all of this before and your nonsense was taken apart in this thread already:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/snapnames-question.785581/

among other threads

 

[Joseph Green]

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that the antagonist of these conferences is the one causing a thread about them to receive so much attention?

 

[Dave_Z]

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that the antagonist of these conferences is the one causing a thread about them to receive so much attention?

I'm sure others have. You just happen to mention it here, hehe.

 

[Soofi]

Thanks for sharing Elliot.

I already posted my best wishes for the event Richard. Hope its a mind blowing success!