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Hey guys,

I just registered a domain name "cheapadulthosting.com". Do you think this is a good domain name that's worth $$$? I thought it was a good name for an adult website hosting business. How much would you think this domain name could sell for?

Thanks,
Dennis

[DynastyHost]

Hmm.. I'll buy it from you! How much?

[Duster]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I think the name has little value for a few reasons. First, by its nature, adult hosting tends to be more expensive than most. If a site becomes popular, it consumes far more bandwidth than most sites use. That alone makes the name a lie of sorts.

There's anoither reason, partly speculative, that limits the value. ICANN has announced that thre may be some new TLDs activated in January. Nothing is definite until they say so (and beware premature registration at sleazy registrars), but one that they mentioned seems likely to be implemented. It is .sex, intended for adult sites.

I'm a member at large of ICANN and have suggested not only the creation of that TLD (as many others have) but a plan to require all adult sites to use it and no other, to fine them and shut them down if found operating outside the .sex domain. Whether this plan gets implemented is speculative at this point, but I will say it is popular among many members and the North American representative is in favor of the idea.

It would reduce or solve many problems and I would expect it might be implemented sometime next year. If it is, your .com adult site name will be totally worthless.

[Nam]

First of all, your domain name is too long, 17 characters eventhough it's easy to remember. Honestly, I think the maximum amount you can get for it is $200 (I wouldn't even register if it's available). I own two adult domains, they're okay (sexinstinct.com and sexlove.net) but I don't think they're worth $500, my intention was to develop them a bit and then link to big guys to get commision.

It's good to see Duster's explaination. As he said, there's posibility of shut down all .com adult sites when .sex becomes available. I don't think they can do that cuz there are millions adult sites right now. And what does the sex.com suppose to be when it's not talking about sex?

Btw, I was stupid enough to pre-register those domains .web, .shop, .info ...etc long time ago, losing about 500 bucks , this time I'm not gonna to repeat it again unless there's 101% sure that I'll get what I pay for.

[schweiz]

Originally posted by Duster
I'm a member at large of ICANN and have suggested not only the creation of that TLD (as many others have) but a plan to require all adult sites to use it and no other, to fine them and shut them down if found operating outside the .sex domain. Whether this plan gets implemented is speculative at this point, but I will say it is popular among many members and the North American representative is in favor of the idea.

To shut down all non .sex adult sites?? Isnt that a little too impractical? Or should I say.. impossible?

[Chicken]

Yeeuh. Hard to 'force' any one to only put sexual content on a '.sex' domain, let alone force existing sites to stop using their current domains. That is just crazy talk.

[DynastyHost]

I agree that it is impossible to shut down all non .sex site.

The domain http://www.cheapadulthosting.com I see a lot of potential. Even if it's long, it is easy to remember and easily pick up by search engines.

Dennis, Ebay it and see how much can you ge from it. Put a reserve of $100

[Duster]

It wouldn't be at all impossible to shut them down. If their .com name doesn't resolve because it has been removed from DNS, their domain name won't work. There are other issues when they use the IP address, but that's a separate, though related, issue.

Annette brough up a perfect example why it is necessary. Names like whitehouse.com, barbiesplayhouse.com, and others would no longer be deceptive.

With all adult sites relegated to the .sex domain, it would help make it easier for libraries, schools, and others to filter out nearly every adult site, simply by blocking the TLD.

As to the justification, porn sites are responsible for all the dirtiest tricks on the Internet. Adult webmasters have admitted as much. They have spammed thousands of newsgroups, rendering them useless, and spammed relentlessly by e-mail as well. It's long past the time when they should be relegated to the redlight district of the Internet. Adult sites currently using .com (or any other TLD) would have to relinquish their domain name and move to .sex A reasonable (though not overly long) period of time could be alloted for that change with a priority claim given to sites that changed during the alloted period. For instance, playboy.com would have first claim on playboy.sex, as long as they didn't tarry.

Doing so would also benefit them as it would make it easier for people to find such sites.

The fines would be an added incentive for adult sites not to ply their dirty tricks outside of their district. With a clear cut policy restricting them to the .sex domain, registrars and hosting companies would be able to disable adult sites outsite the .sex TLD, just as many do now for spamming, copyright and trademark violations.

There are thousands, perhaps millions of people who object to adults sites for various reasons. These are the people who would report violators to ICANN, registrars, and hosts and hosts, so there would be no need for a bureaucracy to screen the Internet for compliance.

It's not impossible, it's highly practical as well as necessary. It would work.

[Edited by Duster on 10-28-2000 at 09:20 PM]

[Davla]

Originally posted by Duster
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For instance, playboy.com would have first claim on playboy.sex, as long as they didn't tarry.
The fines would be an added incentive for adult sites not to ply their dirty tricks outside of their district. With a clear cut policy restricting them to the .sex domain, registrars and hosting companies would be able to disable adult sites outsite the .sex TLD, just as many do now for spamming, copyright and trademark violations. ___________________________________________________

that means if i have best.com i would have first claim on
best.sex ?????
this is not fair and looks very undemocratic...

do you mean all adult sites play dirty tricks ?
how can you put everyone in the same folders.
then all the webhosting sites do the same tricks ?
thats what i undertood from your post and is totally ilogical . beacause im sure there is good ones and bad ones
but this is like the real world everywhere is like
good-bad and no so good no so bad.

and there is so many differet reasons to disagree .

sex is part of our life , like cars books etc...
there is a lot of spammers from adult sites
but are they only from adult sites....????








sorry about my english im spanish..



[Edited by Davla on 10-31-2000 at 09:23 AM]

[Duster]

Originally posted by Davla

that means if i have best.com i would have first claim on
best.sex ?????
this is not fair and looks very undemocratic...

If best.com is an adult site, yes.

I think it is very fair. You're right that it's not democratic. The Internet is not a democracy. It is not any political system. It is a resource with some definite rules. You don't get to vote on those rules.

do you mean all adult sites play dirty tricks ?
how can you put everyone in the same folders.
then all the webhosting sites do the same tricks ?
thats what i undertood from your post and is totally ilogical .

Well then, you didn't understand my post at all. Read it again.

because im sure there is good ones and bad ones
but this is like the real world everywhere is like
good-bad and no so good no so bad.

I agree.

and there is so many differet reasons to disagree .

sex is part of our life , like cars books etc...
there is a lot of spammers from adult sites
but are they only from adult sites....????

Of course not. However, some adult sites have been the most prolific spammers, both of newsgroups and by e-mail.

I'm not suggesting a ban on them. There's a place for them on the Internet, just as with other site. I'm simply suggesting a method by which their dirty tricks will be curtailed, they will be easier to find (which benefits them), and they will be easier to block for those who don't care to be exposed to them, or to have their childrten exposed to them. It's a method that hurts no one and benefits all.

I find that eminently fair.