The "I hate gTLD's" thread

[McDuke]

Tired of annoying web extensions?

Wish it was a .com only world?

Feeling negative, cynical, grumpy, or you just want to join the fun?

Well here is the place for you.

The I Hate gTLD's Thread​

 

[scandiman]

Come on. You guys have to admit ugly.sexy is worth at least billions.

yup, about the same value as billions.sexy for sure :lol:

 

[johname]

Now there .EXPERT following .NINJA is there any others coming out to further dilute all those guru regs lol

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I have noticed that the blogs are pumping hard now, but I'm not seeing the enthusiasm here any more.

Investors seem to have pulled back. Indeed, my last registration was on April 6, and that was defensive.

I think the light bulb went on for me in late March, after my .email regs.

Things are going to get ugly if the registries get greedy and decide that some of the early registrations will now become super premiums.

I expect this to happen.

It's going to be a bumpy ride, kiddies, with a lot of financial pain.

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[loupe]

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I have noticed that the blogs are pumping hard now, but I'm not seeing the enthusiasm here any more.

Investors seem to have pulled back. Indeed, my last registration was on April 6, and that was defensive.

I think the light bulb went on for me in late March, after my .email regs.

Things are going to get ugly if the registries get greedy and decide that some of the early registrations will now become super premiums.

I expect this to happen.

It's going to be a bumpy ride, kiddies, with a lot of financial pain.

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Wish you bothered to read the ICANN terms / conditions for registries So let me correct you, registries cannot change the price of a domain owned already by a registrant to a premium price or classify it as premium. Why do you think it took years to get to this point and the serious money involved by many investors. It's not like ICANN and those involved made this up in a couple of days lol

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Now there .EXPERT following .NINJA is there any others coming out to further dilute all those guru regs lol

Wrong thinking. People now have more choice but above all most end-users will favor a specific one. It's not like an end-user will go through all similar TLDs out of the blue. I personally wouldn't register anything in .ninja but .guru and .expert are imo a great choice.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Well, some registries already reclassifying some reg-fee domains to premiums, at least for pre-orders.

And, suddenly, some registries are allowing bogus registrars to mass register desirable keywords, shell registrars that belong to the registries.

Warehousing at its worst.

This kind of sleight of hand is just the beginning, kiddies.

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[loupe]

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Well, some registries already reclassifying some reg-fee domains to premiums, at least for pre-orders.

And, suddenly, some registries are allowing bogus registrars to mass register desirable keywords, shell registrars that belong to the registries.

Warehousing at its worst.

This kind of sleight of hand is just the beginning, kiddies.

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That is allowed, the domain is not owned until it is bought. So if they classify them premium the registrar has to follow that.

As for mass register desirable keywords, you mean the .link story and how Frank used a shell company to do that ? I agree, that was not a good move despite being legal.

 

[McDuke]

Domainers know whats up.

I grabbed a few early and am now waiting to see how things pan out.

 

[urlurl]

my one and only possible reg is to make one of the existing .com shorter.

My prediction is after people pick up and start to try to develop on the new extensions they will soon be seeking the .com... (I would... I wouldn't bother developing a new project without the .com) so keep your blog, forum, and other common .com's and wait for the offers to come in. now that's a smart way of investing.

 

[DnEbook]

do we still hate em or have we moved on ? …….so many more to come and google opening it's registrar

 

[McDuke]

do we still hate em or have we moved on ? …….so many more to come and google opening it's registrar

There will be many haters come next years renewal period.

wow Google could give godaddy a run for their money if they want.

 

[Ms Domainer]

Que Sera Sera

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I couldn't decide between chirping birds or this:

So I opted for the cheerful and chirpy Doris Day, who offers an important message about the future.

:hearts:


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[McDuke]

I still like this one :p

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVdOQvx379Y[/youtube]​

 

[DnEbook]

hey hey hey ….this is a serious hate thread
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Ah the 60's

 

[Ms Domainer]

When You Wish Upon a Star...

hey hey hey ….this is a serious hate thread
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Ah the 60's

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But, but, but, it's too HARD to keep up such hate for a sustained period of time.

Chillax to haters of all stripes and take in some serious smarm:

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[DnEbook]

this is for the new extensions

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R0B2f844l8[/youtube]

 

[forge]

do we still hate em or have we moved on ? …….so many more to come and google opening it's registrar

Here's a little object lesson from the .info gTLD from about 6 years back. At least I hope no one will repeat this horrific move with the new Gen's...

https://www.namepros.com/2499924-post.html

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To be fair, those names are crap even in .com. What were people smoking in '08?

 

[Ms Domainer]

Ouch!

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Forge said: Here's a little object lesson from the .info gTLD from about 6 years back. At least I hope no one will repeat this horrific move with the new Gen's...

https://www.namepros.com/2499924-post.html

I think there is a lesson in this old .info thread: that nonsense domains in alternative gTLDs are just not going to fly. Heck, LLLL in .com can be difficult to sell.

Perhaps if you stick to premium keywords that fit the right of the dot, then MAYBE some profit can be realized.

But some of the utter nonsense ones that I have been seeing on the domainer blogs and these threads make me cringe. I'm not going to be specific and pick on anyone, for I have also regged some questionable two-word new g's (fessing up: TopReal.Estate and AllReal.Estate are mine).

So I would say to think twice before hitting that reg button.

"Hater" is too strong of a word; I would reserve that word to people who really deserve it.



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[jmcc]

To be fair, those names are crap even in .com. What were people smoking in '08?

Domain Tasting was in full swing and most of the drops were being hoovered up by cyberwarehousing operations. There was also a LLLL bubble being inflated by people who owned LLLL.com domains. They were strange day indeed.

Regards...jmcc

 

[DnEbook]

doubt many were registering LLLL/info anyway

 

[forge]

This entire section of the forum reminds me of a Top Level Graveyard. It must be the wrong impression, however, and currently all the savvy TLG investors are busily conducting their blockbuster aftermarket sales/flips/deals extraordinaire.

P.S. I ain't hatin'.