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There's quite a lot of difference between buying a domain with the intention or prospect of putting something of value it and buying up a large array of domains

There's quite a lot of difference between buying a domain with the intention or prospect of putting something of value it and buying up a large array of domains without any intention whatsoever to ever put any content on it or make any use of it besides squatting. The second is a blatant waste of preciously limited resources and should not be allowed in my opinion.

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icey 16y ago
What would you propose? Require an essay declaring your intentions for every domain prior to purchase? How is it less valuable if the purchaser wants to make $100 from selling the domain versus making $100 on it selling trinkets? I own a lot of domains that I may or may not do something with in the future. What should the cutoff point be? Should I be penalized after my 10th domain? 30th? 100th? (I don't like squatters in general, but that doesn't mean I think they should be outlawed.)
- there 16y ago
  similarly, i own domains that i've used in the past that are now sitting dormant. i don't want to let them expire and immediately get snatched up by a squatter, so what am i to do? if i put up a "for sale" page on them, am i a squatter now?
- DrJokepu 16y ago
  In my opinion, the difference between trinkets and domain names is that you can manufacture an unlimited number of trinkets, however, there is a very limited number of useful domain names. Normally, very limited resources (such as radio frequencies) are regulated so this is not an entirely new concept. Obviously it's hard to come up with a definition of what should and what shouldn't be allowed because chances are that it would be either unfair, easily circumvented or both. None the less, I believe there should be some way to take away domains from obvious squatters.
  - icey 16y ago
    Some of the newer TLDs seem to have reduced the prominence of squatters by increasing prices enough to make squatting prohibitively expensive. I guess that would be one solution to the "squatting problem" for the more mainstream TLDs... Although, I don't think there will ever be a fair system to take domain names away from one entity and give them to another.
- Devilboy 16y ago
  I just think domain names are too cheap. If the price of a .com increased to $100 per year you'll see a significant reduction in squatting.

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icey 16y ago

What would you propose? Require an essay declaring your intentions for every domain prior to purchase? How is it less valuable if the purchaser wants to make $100 from selling the domain versus making $100 on it selling trinkets? I own a lot of domains that I may or may not do something with in the future. What should the cutoff point be? Should I be penalized after my 10th domain? 30th? 100th? (I don't like squatters in general, but that doesn't mean I think they should be outlawed.)

there 16y ago
similarly, i own domains that i've used in the past that are now sitting dormant. i don't want to let them expire and immediately get snatched up by a squatter, so what am i to do? if i put up a "for sale" page on them, am i a squatter now?
DrJokepu 16y ago
In my opinion, the difference between trinkets and domain names is that you can manufacture an unlimited number of trinkets, however, there is a very limited number of useful domain names. Normally, very limited resources (such as radio frequencies) are regulated so this is not an entirely new concept. Obviously it's hard to come up with a definition of what should and what shouldn't be allowed because chances are that it would be either unfair, easily circumvented or both. None the less, I believe there should be some way to take away domains from obvious squatters.
- icey 16y ago
  Some of the newer TLDs seem to have reduced the prominence of squatters by increasing prices enough to make squatting prohibitively expensive. I guess that would be one solution to the "squatting problem" for the more mainstream TLDs... Although, I don't think there will ever be a fair system to take domain names away from one entity and give them to another.
Devilboy 16y ago
I just think domain names are too cheap. If the price of a .com increased to $100 per year you'll see a significant reduction in squatting.