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It's her personal site, and it looks like she just wants to be left alone. You get real, not everything is about money.
by alekratz 10y ago
It's her personal site, and it looks like she just wants to be left alone. You get real, not everything is about money.
- Exuma 10y agoSorry, but at some point logic and reason take over. No one's mentioning money grubbing capitalism here at the expense of someone else... What we have here is literally a blank page, that offers no value to the reader. Perhaps if they showed something worthwhile I could understand. Yet, It's only a pat-myself-on-the-back message how they defend their name. So they USE the name to talk about how they're protecting the name. That's like people that make money teaching people how to make money. Just take the damn money and use it for something good. Edit: this is reminiscent of nissan.com ... he's selling computer repair for $50/hr... yet could sell his domain for millions. The main purpose of his site to primarily advertise how he's standing up to lawsuits.
- alekratz 10y agoIt doesn't exist for you. It exists for Gail. Not every website on this internet exists to be a product or sell you something.
- stagbeetle 10y agoPerhaps. But with the limited nature of domain names, gail.com could definitely be used for something more productive, and helpful, to society. Considering the state it's in now, you're looking at a large upper range.
- BlackFingolfin 10y agoHow on earth could one do something "more productive, and helpful, to society" with gail.com that one couldn't do just as well or better with some other domain name? I don't buy this argument at all.
- stagbeetle 10y agoGail.com already has a large free pool of constant visitors through misspelling gmail.com. This pool is much more diverse than through targeted marketing, etc. The hostmaster could renovate and display, for example, an unknown, but horrible, misjustice going on with the world. Added with some instructions on how to help raise awareness and stop this misjustice and you have a more productive and helpful webpage, to society. The hard part in raising awareness is getting people to see and acknowledge your message, with gail.com this is already taken care of.
- alekratz 10y agoSo just because you have a sought-after domain name, you can turn it in to greatness just because... you have a special domain name? This argument feels very vague and hand-wavy. I imagine execution of a good idea could do much more for you than a fancy domain name.
- stagbeetle 10y agoIt's not intrinsically the domain name, it's the uniqueness of how it gets visitors, and the diversity of said pool.
- mathgeek 10y agoI got entertainment value from it.
- fuzzy2 10y ago> Sorry, but at some point logic and reason take over. I would argue that when someone tells you to “shut up and take his money” we are as far from reason as we’re going to get. Also, what’s wrong with blank pages? I own multiple domains, some of which don’t even have any DNS records. So what? It’s my money that pays the fees.
- kppiskingpp 10y agoShe has enough money to make her happy and don't give a fuck. You get real. Get a life for christ sake. Asshole.
- libeclipse 10y agoAlright there's clearly some differences of opinion here, but can we keep it civil and have a reasonable discussion?
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- jsjohnst 10y agoThere's no reason to personally insult the poster, especially with very inflammatory wording. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinions even if the rest of us disagree.
- walrus 10y ago> What we have here is literally a blank page, that offers no value to the reader. Q: Why isn't there any content here? A: All personal web content is hidden on back pages to conserve bandwidth. Also, they're running a mail server. Changing an email address that you've been using for 20 years is difficult.
- Exuma 10y agoYes, those are good points
- laumars 10y ago> What we have here is literally a blank page, that offers no value to the reader. Perhaps if they showed something worthwhile I could understand. Domain names aren't just there to resolve IPs for the web. You can have any online service resolve to it. More specifically people often buy domain names just for personalised email. It's also worth noting that your point is directly refuted by the very first QA on her FAQ: > Q: Why isn't there any content here? > A: All personal web content is hidden on back pages to conserve bandwidth.
- Exuma 10y agoYes agreed, I didn't think about email aspect
- belovedeagle 10y agoDNS exists for more than just http and email too. I reckon you should learn more about how the technology works before telling other people how to run their lives and dispose of their private property. Or maybe... Just don't do those things at all.
- Exuma 10y agoI'm the CTO for a top 100 alexa site. I know how DNS works lol. I just didn't see that part of the site that explained that the content was hidden.
- belovedeagle 10y ago> I'm the CTO for a top 100 alexa site I'm sorry to hear that, I hope they have better luck hiring in the future. Why should someone have to serve http explaining to you what they're using their domain for? Why can't someone just have a domain for email and SSH and be left the fuck alone?
- Exuma 10y agoIt's my own company, nice try though. I see you've resorted to being an aggressive little prick though just because someone disagrees with you.
- brianzelip 10y ago> Perhaps if they showed something worthwhile The spirit is very worthwhile. The EFF img is awesome!