Return to newtlds Forum - Message Thread - FAQ

Username: Garry Anderson
Date/Time: Wed, June 28, 2000 at 4:50 PM GMT
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.0 using Windows 98
Score: 5
Subject: Explosion - You will not believe how bad it will get

Message:
 

 
Explosion - You will not believe how bad it will get.

> Introduction of new TLDs that compete with the existing ones will trigger an explosion of trademark conflicts.

Agree 100 percent. Mantra begins - dot REG will solve that problem.

> Registrars should seek a little bit more creative ways to find new sources of revenue.

They already have a fixed revenue stream. The continued sale of domains and massive ongoing renewal fees. Do not worry about them - they will not go broke.

> Domain name system is not there to facilitate revenue sources for a bunch of badly managed companies, but to help internet grow in a way so that we all can mutually benefit.

They think the DNS is their pot of gold.

> I believe inventing the country-code TLDs was the greatest mistake ever done with the internet. Those country codes are against the spirit of internet being a truly global medium.

I believe had they been properly managed, it could have helped the Internet ENORMOUSLY. If used solely for a countries business and services and people. Piss-poor Internet mismanagement again.

> Those country codes are against the spirit of internet being a truly global medium.

You are suffering from limited vision.

> And some of those TLDs ending up as .com competitors was inevitable, but this only helped to distort the name system.

Especially with ICANN in charge.

> Can you tell me why a 10.000 island and its registrar can cash on selling domain names (because the island happens to be declared a republic, territory etc.) but a 10 million strong city can not (because it's part of a large political entity)? There is no rational logic behind all this.

Agree 100 percent - They can go off the ccTLD ie .NY.US and .Liverpool.UK etc.

> I believe, before introducing new TLDs, we should concentrate on solving the problems of the existing system and on how to make it consolidate.

I believe they have been dragging their feet long enough. They could have solved these problems years ago.

 


Message Thread:


Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Cookies Policy