TLDR: when you rent anything, double check who rented it before you and what they did with it to make sure it’s in good condition.
Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
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Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#62Conversely when you drop domain don’t forget you might have accounts on emails or some DNS verification in services that you better explicitly discontinue before just dropping domain.
Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
I faced the same issue with one of my project. But, as i don't know anybody at Facebook, I left the domain and buy a new one.
So much of the world is still based on who you know. This is a bug in our society I would really, really like to see fixed in my lifetime.
The fix is called "legal system", or rather, also making it accessible for individuals and small businesses against the large mega corporations without risking getting bankrupt in case of losing. And companies that continuously lose in judgements get fined progressively until they establish enough support infrastructure to not be a burden on society.
Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
I faced the same issue with one of my project. But, as i don't know anybody at Facebook, I left the domain and buy a new one.
So much of the world is still based on who you know. This is a bug in our society I would really, really like to see fixed in my lifetime.
Is this a bug? I think this is a built in feature since version 1.0.
Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#65> Ideally, search engine algorithms would give new domain owners a fresh start. Sadly, I think this would be instantly gamed by abusers. They would release the domain name and attempt to register as a new owner or start repeatedly doing handoffs. It's difficult to tell who the owner is changing between and whether or not the new one is a better actor than the former.
Require a deposit then, say 1000$, that is to be refunded after a year of probationary period. You get caught being a scammer/spammer, you lose the deposit.
Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#66This happens with physical addresses too, for similar reasons. The ABC (Alcoholic Beverages Commision) tracks complaints against physical addresses, and too many violations will get an address banned from permits. Then a new owner comes in with a new business and gets mysteriously denied for a liquor license, even years later.
It is customary to revoke the right of a business to name itself if there were too many violations.
If you've ever gone to a nightclub or bar which has no name, only its street address number, that's what has happened there.
Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#67Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
I faced the same issue with one of my project. But, as i don't know anybody at Facebook, I left the domain and buy a new one.
So much of the world is still based on who you know. This is a bug in our society I would really, really like to see fixed in my lifetime.
Sadly, the most likely "fix" would be to remove the "who you know" path and just make things shit for everyone. :(
Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#69Re: Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
#70Also be careful connecting new domains to cloudflare. It has a habit of adding old info from presumably a previous owner.
Managed to get a takedown notice thanks to that idiotic "feature" while not even aware the domain is serving anything