Two year registrations?

[GJ]

On .co.uk there is a two year registration rule, I think this is pointless.
The .uk extensions are really good but this rule is really getting me angry.
This rule has stopped me buying them a few times.

I think .co.uk, .org.uk and the rest of the .uk's should go down to one year.
Do you agree with me??

 

[Michelle]

I think they should stay at 2 years but for the same price as 1 year :hehe:

 

[dweeb]

some people may chose to give up on certain domains that they have bought after a yearif they think that there's no profit coming in from them. so a one year registration for .uks and what not would be more attractive.

 

[ThreeD]

I don't see why .co.uk should be treated any other way than the regular TLD's, so yea I agree with you, 1 year regs would be better. Makes them a lot more interesting..

 

[GJ]

Woo! Someone agrees with me!

 

[faisj]

Whats the idea behind this rule?

 

[NickRac]

no clue why they did this, really dumb IMHO

 

[Dave_Z]

That’s speaking on the viewpoint of a consumer. Try putting yourself in the
shoes of the provider and try to "justify" how to stay profitable and continue
offering it to consumers.

Note this phrase from Nominet:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/ReferenceDocuments/TermsAndConditions/

We are a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, generally performing these services on a cost-recovery basis

It all boils down to what side of the fence you choose to be on.

The question isn’t “shouldn’t people be allowed to register a domain name with
this extension for 1 year at least?”. The real question is “do I really need this
domain using this extension in the first place?”.

 

[Sabre]

I guess it just means they get more money, as there is a small charge per domain that is registered?

(Though, im not exactly sure on the law regarding domain registrars...)

 

[barefoottech]

Australia is also 2Yrs Registration period for
com.au & all the other .au ccTLD's .

But it gets back to do you really want the name or not.
If you really want it ,having 2 years is nothing.
Domain Names were never really intended for short term speculation
(Did I really say that ,with all mine),but for business or
personal Web-site usage . I suppose when the rules were formulated ,
it was thought 2 years was a reasonable period for Web-site development and use.

Google is now considering giving higher ranking to domains
that have been regged for longer , so having 2 years could be advantage

 

[Jimmy Changa]

Yeah, supposedly spammers reg for one year so requiring more years will create a better quality of domain holders....supposedly.

 

[Xyzer]

Thats correct they shouldnt treat it different, there trying to make money.

 

[GJ]

I guess it just means they get more money, as there is a small charge per domain that is registered?

(Though, im not exactly sure on the law regarding domain registrars...)

But they sell it cheaper on 1and1 but they are not very good so I have been told.