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Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by steventey »

amberj8 wrote: post #152
steventey wrote: post #141

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I apologize for the faulty user experience - I gotta admit, the file structure for my app is rather rudimentary, as this was my first time building a Flask app and I didn't really put much thought into file structuring. I'll make note of this and maybe make some changes to this in future versions of the app. Thanks a lot for your feedback!

I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to be too rude to you - I'm usually so polite online the rare times I even post.. its just that there's so many damn sites these days that do it - it totally breaks the normal/traditional browsing experience. Again, thanks for being so cool, I didn't mean to really direct that at you- it was just a general "old man yells at cloud" kind of thing. it's a great site btw, good luck with it…

Nooo, don't need to apologize, I really appreciate the direct feedback - it's the kind of feedback that really helps you improve the user experience for your product after all! So yeah, thank you so much again for the feedback, and thanks for being so encouraging! :D

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by steventey »

bhartzer wrote: post #92
steventey wrote: post #48

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Yes I am! And I totally get it - I'm pretty much a branding geek myself. I've been debating whether to remove the dashes even when I first started building the site, and this just gives me more reason to remove them from the word list. Stay tuned for the next update! ;)

Yeah I wouldn’t ever use a hyphenated domain for your primary site. Ok to register it and 301 redirect it to your site, but if you use it for your primary site you will lose traffic to the non hyphenated version.

Gotcha! That's it then - the hyphenated sites are out! :D

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by steventey »

demarq wrote: post #147
steventey wrote: post #135

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Hahaha yeah, I used to buy a bunch of domains thinking that I was gonna do something with them only to end up letting them expire in a year :'( But don't worry, you'll find a viable business idea/business model for it soon, I believe in you!

when I make it I'll remember you, my first supporter!

Haha of course! Feel free to connect with me on Twitter too - would love to keep in touch with you and see how you progress with the idea!

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by steventey »

anamexis wrote: post #80
steventey wrote: post #58

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Wait, really? I've always thought those two words were interchangeable. Should I change it from "alphabets" to "letters" to avoid misleading users?

Yeah - Latin, Cyrillic, and Hebrew are alphabets. You wouldn't say "My name starts with the alphabet M."

Makes sense! I'll change it in the next version. Thanks!

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by adamfaliq »

steventey wrote: post #134
adamfaliq wrote: post #107

Hi Steven! Nice work here and I'm really inspired by the design, especially because this is your first web-app from scratch. I've always wanted to learn frontend programming/ design but am intimidated by CSS/ Bootstrap since there are too many screen sizes to take account of. Could you recommend resources/ links to learn more about frontend design/ programming? Thank you!

Hey Adam! Thanks a lot for your kind words! And I totally get where you're coming from - I've always been intimidated by responsive designs as well, but then I learned about percentages and screen-size specific designs and though the process is a little tedious, I was able to finally make my designs responsive and conducive on different screen sizes. As for resources, I usually refer a lot to CSS Tricks, Codepen.io,…

Thanks for the advice, Steven. Sure, I'll follow you on Twitter.

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by donmcronald »

boustrophedon wrote: post #104
donmcronald wrote: post #41

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How long did you have the domain registered before they changed it to a premium domain? That seems like something that might violate the base registry agreement. Section 2.10(c): > The parties acknowledge that the purpose of this Section 2.10(c) is to prohibit abusive and/or discriminatory Renewal Pricing practices imposed by Registry Operator without the written consent of the applicable registrant at the time of th…

It was registered in 2014. I didn't care enough to try and fight them about it after talking with customer support, and Google domains was cheaper anyway. EDIT: I sent an email to ICANN asking about this issue since I still have domains registered with namecheap. I will update here if they respond.

Hey. Did ICANN ever reply to you?

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by oborseth »

steventey wrote: post #44
Klinky wrote: post #29

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I've been moving domains from Namecheap to Porkbun due to ever increasing renewal prices, it's something like $5 cheaper per domain with Porkbun. I didn't see the 15x increase you saw though.

Hmmm...I'm debating between Porkbun, Iwantmyname and Domain.com - which one do you guys think I should add next?

Porkbun, but I'm biased.

Re: One-Word Domains

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Post by boustrophedon »

donmcronald wrote: post #166
boustrophedon wrote: post #104

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It was registered in 2014. I didn't care enough to try and fight them about it after talking with customer support, and Google domains was cheaper anyway. EDIT: I sent an email to ICANN asking about this issue since I still have domains registered with namecheap. I will update here if they respond.

Hey. Did ICANN ever reply to you?

They did, but it wasn't particularly clear.

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Thank you for contacting ICANN Global Support.

I apologize for the difficulties you are experiencing. Unfortunately, ICANN does not control the sale or pricing of domain names. Registry operators and registrars are free to charge a premium for certain names at their discretion, assuming they are otherwise in compliance with the terms and conditions of their agreements. You may refer to the registrar's domain registration agreement to identify what the specified rates and restrictions are.

A registry operator or registrar may not implement/impose abusive or discriminatory renewal pricing practices without the written consent of the applicable registrant at the time of initial registration. This includes, for example, the requirement for advance notification of any price increase and the right to renew the registration at the price prior to such increase for a period of up to 10 years (i.e., the price may be locked in).

For more information about your rights and responsibilities as a domain name holder (registrant), please see our registrant rights and responsibilities page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/benefits-2013-09-16-en.

With reference to the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/errp-2013-02-28-en), Registrars must make their renewal fees, post-expiration renewal fees (if different), and redemption/restore fees reasonably available to registered name holders and prospective registered name holders at the time of registration of a gTLD name. At a minimum, these fees must be clearly displayed on the registrar's website and a link to these fees must be included in the registrar's registration agreements.

You may also contact the registry operator for (TLD) for more information on the pricing of their domains. You can find the registry's contact information via this link: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db

If you feel the Registrar's fees were not properly disclosed or posted on their website, you may submit the Registrar Standards Complaint form (https://forms.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/complaints/r...) to ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Team. They will review your complaint and reply to you within 5 business days.

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