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Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

#91
I'm still at GoDaddy, and I would like to leave, but I'm still doing research where I jump to. I'd rather not have to do this again for a long time, so I'm taking my time to make sure I get it right rather than jump on the first company that waves an anti-SOPA flag.

So "no" for today, but "most likely" in the near future.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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They're cheap, they work, they're not going to go out of business.... Couldn't care less if their CEO likes hunting, or if they help the US government with its internet censorship agenda. Hate the US government for that, not random companies.

I don't think you understand how the government works. Most dystopian legislation is written and paid for by those "random" companies.

So fix the bit that's broken - the government. Companies are just playing by the rules.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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I'm in no way affiliated or connected to GoDaddy. I don't have any domains registered with them. I dislike internet hate mobs, which as you say are designed to "teach them a lesson".

What they're getting is well deserved. If I go out and do bad things, I go to jail, people will hate me / dislike me and wish that I stay in jail for a long time because I'm a criminal. Why should people & companies who threaten important civil rights and liberties be treated differently? It's not OK to do crimes which affect 1-100 persons, but it's OK to affect the basic civil liberties & free speech of hundreds of…

There's a thing called due process. There's law.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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He killed the elephant because it was destroying the communities crops, and the community got fed well from the meat. I don't think it's quite as one sided as you propose.

Watch the video, he's killing the elephant at night far from any village or crops. The crops thing is an excuse.

I don't think killing an elephant away from any village or crops proves that the elephant isn't a nuisance for that village, or that it routinely destroys the crops.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

#96

I left GoDaddy earlier this year, when Bob Parsons made his childish Great White Hunter video killing that elephant. With the stories I've heard since about how GoDaddy already handles copyright complaints and otherwise mistreats customers, not to mention Parsons' support of torture, and of course SOPA, I can't imagine why I would ever consider giving them money—especially with how well NameCheap has treated me since…

Every time i hear the name Godaddy, i remember the elephant killing.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

#97

The thing that surprised me most about this whole situation is that so many tech-savvy people use Godaddy. Their spammy marketing and variable pricing screams bush-league to me. I'll forgive my dad for using them cause he doesn't know he had options, but for something so fundamental, how does anyone trust them?

It's because tech-savvy people are smart enough to click the "No Thanks" link. ;-)

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of registration). I already moved a few that were close to expiry, but this whole thing started to feel like a witch hunt and a little hypocritical since I don't think I've heard anyone boycotting the Super Bowl because of NFL support or using AmEx because of Visa (two…

When you transfer your domain to another provider, the existing time is still on the domain and they are extended by another year.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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post #64

I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of registration). I already moved a few that were close to expiry, but this whole thing started to feel like a witch hunt and a little hypocritical since I don't think I've heard anyone boycotting the Super Bowl because of NFL support or using AmEx because of Visa (two…

I've been moving my domain away for months as they expire ... I have a few that are ready to expire and I waited for today to do it ... Plus I'm going to move a few other important domains before the expire today ... The rest wilt have to wait till cash flow changes ...

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

#100

My domain transfer completed today (interesting, since it said it would complete on Tuesday, but I'll chock it up to volume). Immediately before the domain transfer, I received an e-mail indicating that GoDaddy was sorry to see my one sad domain go away. I replied asking if there is a way to completely eliminate my account with them. As I don't expect a reply, does anyone know if GoDaddy provides a way to eliminate y…

Short answer: No.

Long answer: The best you can do is delete all services on your account, delete your payment information, and trash the registered name and address.

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