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The last time the results fail. Backorder did but I get the domain manually.
Is having problems?
Is having problems?
A few weeks back I read ICANN is going to bring a conference to abolish dropcatching.. hope they do......level the playing field...Can you imagine a world of domaining where there is a fair shake for everyone at a the same price? Wouldnt that be great!
As some other members implied, I'm afraid Namejet and Snapnames will change their private auctions to public soon in order to better compete with dropcatch.com.
Not off hand, it is somewhere i'm sure in my millions of bookmarks..I will update when I find the material.
*edit* I do remember reading that after this rule is passed if it does get passed. Dropcatchers and anyone involved in dropcatching will not be allowed to register any longer. So basically if this rule passes and you are caught dropcatching , you will be essentially banned from domaining! wild.
I will find it and link it to this thread.......yea but uh its just a post I read and thought was a pretty nice Idea........who needs a dictatorship in domaining? Pay some one that has a qwerty program that catches names for quadruple the price of regfee? Nah get down and click fast like the rest of us. FREEDOM!Sorry, but I'm having a tough time believing any part this story. Hopefully you can find the article so we can have a look at the details.
i don't see how 'dropcatching' could ever be banned. what is the difference between a hand reg and someone setting up a program to auto check every second for availability? there will always be a way around it and the guys with most money will be ones who will win if there is no 'dropcatching' allowed. without programs like snapnames, namejet, it would be big players with sophisticated software getting all the good expired domains. the average joe will have no shot unlike he does now. all he needs is some money.Not off hand, it is somewhere i'm sure in my millions of bookmarks..I will update when I find the material.
*edit* I do remember reading that after this rule is passed if it does get passed. Dropcatchers and anyone involved in dropcatching will not be allowed to register any longer. So basically if this rule passes and you are caught dropcatching , you will be essentially banned from domaining! wild.
Not off hand, it is somewhere i'm sure in my millions of bookmarks..I will update when I find the material.
*edit* I do remember reading that after this rule is passed if it does get passed. Dropcatchers and anyone involved in dropcatching will not be allowed to register any longer. So basically if this rule passes and you are caught dropcatching , you will be essentially banned from domaining! wild.
Can't access it either neither can isitdownrightnow et.al.Anyone able to access Pheenix today!!?
It has been down for hours ! Are they dead?!
Anyone able to access Pheenix today!!?
It has been down for hours ! Are they dead?!
Did you happen to see how much it went for?They caught mega sale (. -com) today.
Same hereI was on earlier, but it is down for me right now.
I guess I won't be winning the auction I was in.... Absolutely ridiculous.
If we forget about open/closed auctions for a moment. What has happened - well-funded "Big Gorilla" enters unregulated "wild west" market and wants to become the only player in town.(assuming that we understand that ICANN does not really regulate anything except their own pockets). How wise is it? Will the "Big Gorilla" win? There is an interesting part of mathematical science, called "Game theory", which teachs us that it may not necessary be the case. For example, something bad may happen - and the whole market will be changed under new rules, or closed. Nobody will win. "Live and let live" - a perfect principle that should have been applied instead. This priniciple is unfortunately not applied by the mentioned "Big Gorilla" in any aspect.
Returning to our terms, some members may remember an idea of a centralized WLS - domain wait list and grab service powered by the central registry. This would have effectively eliminated any dropcatching competition. This WLS never became live due to serious complaints from dropcatchers, domainers, and, most importantly, endusers. ICANN was forced to stop it. Now, mentioned WLS is going to be in-fact replaced by private dropcatch dot com website. At least it is what endusers will think.
So, should the whole game be changed someday, in such a way that maintaining hundreds of registrars will become irrelevant for example, and/or in any other aspects, we all should "thank" Andrew Reberry for this.