Talk:Domaining

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[edit] Domaining

Suggest that entries like DNForum be merged into the main domaining article. Otherwise it looks too much like advertising or link spam, which Wikipedia doesn't allow. Thanks. --John Nagle 02:15, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I was going to describe DNF a little more, just wait till I compile the info.


[edit] Link Spam?

The entry was changed and reworded to include this blurb about a domain related blog, "The first major website to use the term domaining in their domain was http://www DomainingBlog com who has helped make the term very popular amongst domainers with daily updates focusing solely on domaining."

The term "domaining" was around for many years before DomainingBlog hit the scene. This seems like an odd addition to a wikipedia entry so it has been reverted to a previous state. Can anyone locate the earliest use of the term 'domaining' or 'domainer'?

[edit] Brad Hines Sock Puppets

The Brad Hines article is currently being considered for deletion for non-notability. In the process of contesting that deletion, Utzchips has apparently used several different sock puppets, including Funnimilk, AvinSanjih, MonMonstah, and SBruz10, as well as 24.203.42.57. Utzchips has admitted to being an employee of Brad Hines' company, Yum Domains, and some people believe that he is Brad Hines (for example, when uploading the Yum Domains trademark, Utzchips said something to the effect of "I own this image.") I've removed the reference to him on this page for the same reasons that the article about him is being deleted, and would encourage him not to continue making changes to any article through sock puppetry. Thanks. --TheOtherBob 13:26, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

A person identifying themselves as Brad Hines left the following on my talk page:
"Bob,
I have put back the reverted quote on the domainers wiki. Please leave it there, it isn't spam. It perfectly corroborates what a domainer does by quoting one, the quote is explaining what a domainer does, and is sourced from the sister USA Today article that should certainly be linked to on this page. I think you are just removing on account of a bias because there were issues before from me where what I put up was more akin to spam-like linking my website. But I am a prominent domainer, and I often edit these domain links as I know more about it then most, these wikis are terrible and I have been slowly editing them, but the quote I put it perfectly helps anyone trying to figure out what a domainer does.
Kindly,
Brad
Sorry, but Wikipedia is not the place to promote yourself, per WP:SPAM and WP:COI. --TheOtherBob 23:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Review expiring domain list

I add external link: net/expired-domain/ Expiring Domain List I think the site is useful for Domainers. Please Review. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kawandomain (talk • contribs)

Hi, Wikipedia is not a place to help people do their business. I don't see the expiring domain list as useful. --BostonMA talk 20:55, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Link Request

Can we add a link to Sedo com to show its recent domain sales? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.203.254.38 (talk • contribs).

Please don't. You'd already been warned not to. OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:37, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable domainers

(copied Ohnoitsjamie (talk · contribs)'s talk page) Please take this seriously. I am the one who annexed the "famous domainers" part. Your removal of the listings is inconsitent. Something isn't right here. I sense at this point your just frustrated by me. Please leave the listing up if I source it. That article was the front page of last Easter's USA Today. All I put up for Frank Schilling was his blog. I am not telling you to take Franks entry down, I am merely pointing out taking mine down and leaving him up makes little sense.

Brad —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.131.7.78 (talk • contribs).

Please refer to WP:BIO and WP:Reliable sources policies. Your assertion that you are famous is not sufficient.

OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

You don't seem to have read WP:BIO. Though you were quoted in USA today, simply being quoted does not automatically make someone notable. You'll need to find a better source. The other sources listed made some mention of why the individual was notable. (Also note that a personal blog does not confer any sort of notability either). OhNoitsJamie Talk 00:16, 28 March 2007 (UTC)


I humbly request, can someone please remove Adam Strong from the "famous domainers" This is me and I've done nothing to place me in this company. Stronginc 05:18, 28 March 2007 (UTC)


Bob Parsons is not a "notable domainer". He's the CEO of a registrar. Who is writing this stuff ? Stronginc 17:45, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Frank Schilling is the owner of Name Administration not Name Media. Serioiusly who is responsible for this ? Stronginc 19:57, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Companies involved

I'd suggest a section listing and detailing companies involved in the space to prevent more spamming and to give a better understanding of what the business is about. Stronginc 20:01, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to see more detail about the moral issues of filling a large percentage of the Internet's domains with spam link advertising. -Indolences 15:40, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Indolences good idea. Why don't you write it up? Afterall, if there is one thing that the internet is about it's surely morals. lol. I'm dying to see what these moral issues with advertising on domains are. Stronginc 19:32, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

"Domainers" take all of the Internet's good domains for their own selfish use. -Indolences 22:55, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

I reckon EVERY company buys and owns domains for their own selfish use. Shame on them. Shame on them for buying land and putting buildings on the land for their own selfish use as well :) Stronginc 21:10, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

What is a better contribution to the Internet?
  • 1. Buying a domain and spending a lot of time putting useful information with relevance to the domain name.
  • 2. Buying a domain name and filling the page with ads. The ads may point to useful information, but may not.

-Indolences 01:03, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marchex

Should Marchex, the first publicly traded domaining company (ticker symbol MCHX), be mentioned? They have a reasonable amount of press coverage and a $200 million market cap. They own most of the 5-digit numeric domains ("10003.com", etc.), plus over 100,000 other domains, all full of ads. They're probably notable per Wikipedia standards. --John Nagle (talk) 17:22, 15 December 2007 (UTC)