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>> You could also just get people to give up the TLDs they're not using. I think you're confused, and probably mean "give up the domains" they're not using. No
by bhartzer 11y ago
>> You could also just get people to give up the TLDs they're not using.
I think you're confused, and probably mean "give up the domains" they're not using. Not "give up the TLDs".
This is not a viable option, though. Even though someone may think they're not using the domain, there's a good chance they could be using it (like using it for email even though the a record doesn't resolve to anything) or they could be using it as an investment.
Asking someone to give up a domain that "they're not using" is like asking someone to give up the vacant lot they're not using. It's real estate.
- ownagefool 11y agoI'm not confused but you're right, I did mean to type domains rather than TLDs. Anyways, I'm actually arguably in favour or a Land Value Tax. Land is a super fininte resource and holding onto it for no reason other than as an investment screws over anybody who isn't there first. This is great if you have land, for whatever reason, but not to great if you grow up poor and want to live anywhere near your place of work in a place like London where the property market is completely broken. The domains landscape is similar, except that it is indeed easier to create new TLDs than manage the mess of domain speculation.