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Sorry but I flag this due to your confusing domain. goolge? Seriously?. Even more hilarious is your faq page: "FAQ Q: What’s up with the name? A: The name is

Sorry but I flag this due to your confusing domain. goolge? Seriously?. Even more hilarious is your faq page: "FAQ Q: What’s up with the name? A: The name is a most likely vain attempt to lure some poor souls from the British Indian Ocean Territory who mistype the name of a well-known search engine into a web of hopefully interesting blog posts."

stefanv 9y ago
Considering the content, I don't think is fair to flag it. And he's honest with his intentions, without trying to "sell" anything.
- PleaseHelpMe 9y ago
  In terms of ethics, it is not good. Even if you don't try to sell anything, making visitors confused with your domain is not by any means recommended. Who will make sure that he won't and never try to sell anything from now on. I am not arguing on the content, though. Whether it is good or not depends on the reader's assessment. You can't forgive one's evil act just because that act looks cool (to you).
  - stefanv 9y ago
    I agree with what you are saying, but making visitors confused needs a bit more than just a misspelled domain name. People have brains... Ok, not all of them (brains) are so well developed, but I refuse to believe that landing on that website will fool anybody. Sometimes we try too much to be "fair" for the sake of being the "good guys" and we don't see things in context. Of course we don't know for sure that he will not try to sell anything or try to fool people that he's actually Google, but I'm only talking about the present. I don't think his act looks cool and I also don't think it's an evil act. And I don't even think his content is that good, but his content definitely doesn't try to fool anybody. Anyway, because English is not my native language, it's a bit hard for me to explain why I don't think is fair to flag it up.
    - PleaseHelpMe 9y ago
      Don't worry I totally understand your point. Maybe I am a little bit harsh, but I still won't rollback my decision of flagging this. I understand that he doesn't try to fool anyone, but his attention vs what everyone perceives may conflict. I have to admit that on a site like Hackernews, the first time I look at this link at its address, I almost thought that Google is now interested in ICO, had it not been for the 1 minute that I try to look back at the domain and then go to its faq page.
- gus_massa 9y ago
  I'm not sure how Google is handling these case now, but I guess you may receive a cease and desist letter and an offer to buy the domain for a few hundred/thousand buck in a friendly way. Just in case, be sure that your readers know where is your alternative page.
donquichotte 9y ago
Point taken. In an area like finance, where reputation is key, it is probably not very smart to try and be funny with the domain name.

stefanv 9y ago

Considering the content, I don't think is fair to flag it. And he's honest with his intentions, without trying to "sell" anything.

PleaseHelpMe 9y ago
In terms of ethics, it is not good. Even if you don't try to sell anything, making visitors confused with your domain is not by any means recommended. Who will make sure that he won't and never try to sell anything from now on. I am not arguing on the content, though. Whether it is good or not depends on the reader's assessment. You can't forgive one's evil act just because that act looks cool (to you).
- stefanv 9y ago
  I agree with what you are saying, but making visitors confused needs a bit more than just a misspelled domain name. People have brains... Ok, not all of them (brains) are so well developed, but I refuse to believe that landing on that website will fool anybody. Sometimes we try too much to be "fair" for the sake of being the "good guys" and we don't see things in context. Of course we don't know for sure that he will not try to sell anything or try to fool people that he's actually Google, but I'm only talking about the present. I don't think his act looks cool and I also don't think it's an evil act. And I don't even think his content is that good, but his content definitely doesn't try to fool anybody. Anyway, because English is not my native language, it's a bit hard for me to explain why I don't think is fair to flag it up.
  - PleaseHelpMe 9y ago
    Don't worry I totally understand your point. Maybe I am a little bit harsh, but I still won't rollback my decision of flagging this. I understand that he doesn't try to fool anyone, but his attention vs what everyone perceives may conflict. I have to admit that on a site like Hackernews, the first time I look at this link at its address, I almost thought that Google is now interested in ICO, had it not been for the 1 minute that I try to look back at the domain and then go to its faq page.
gus_massa 9y ago
I'm not sure how Google is handling these case now, but I guess you may receive a cease and desist letter and an offer to buy the domain for a few hundred/thousand buck in a friendly way. Just in case, be sure that your readers know where is your alternative page.

donquichotte 9y ago

Point taken. In an area like finance, where reputation is key, it is probably not very smart to try and be funny with the domain name.