Comments on: Don’t Be A Cyber Squatter! http://www.chefpatrick.com/dont-be-a-cyber-squatter/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:27:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Angel http://www.chefpatrick.com/dont-be-a-cyber-squatter/#comment-6940 Angel Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:13:43 +0000 http://www.chefpatrick.com/?p=7255#comment-6940 I've personally know a guy, who buys domain names which are trademaked (usually about to be launched products), put adsense and then capitalize on all the sudden traffic boom to make money. Smart!! I’ve personally know a guy, who buys domain names which are trademaked (usually about to be launched products), put adsense and then capitalize on all the sudden traffic boom to make money.
Smart!!

]]> By: sc http://www.chefpatrick.com/dont-be-a-cyber-squatter/#comment-6768 sc Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:39:18 +0000 http://www.chefpatrick.com/?p=7255#comment-6768 Patrick, This is a Wikipedia issue I would like to point out since you referenced them. Wikipedia has had a group of editors on a rampage to rename domainers to cybersquatters. I caught them last year and tried along with another reputable domainer to reedit the articles thinking they had been vandalized. Domainer was redired to Cybersquatter !! Our changes were immediately changed back by an editor. After the other domainer and myself complained "domainer" was removed from the cybersquatter redir and send to "Domain Investing" where they continued to try to lower our definition to cybersquatter. (yes a name parker is considered cybersquatting to that crowd) The other domainer and I mounted a campaign that was thwarted because the editor that was fighting us managed to get both of use thrown Wikipedia. They said we represented the same point of view therefore we must be the same person and that violates rules. (What!!!) We got reinstated but I gave up. Wikipedia is an open encyclopedia and who else to define domainer other than a group of domainers. That point of view is not allowed on Wikipedia in that category. Someone, not a domainer but a very bitter person, has control of our area on Wikipedia. I contribute to Wikipedia for years on many other subjects in which I am knowledgeable without any problem. But I quit after that. Wikipedia is tainted and not useful. period. I am done with them until the definition of domainer is contributed by real domainers. Other than using Wikipedia for a reference I agree with your post. Patrick,

This is a Wikipedia issue I would like to point out since you referenced them.

Wikipedia has had a group of editors on a rampage to rename domainers to cybersquatters. I caught them last year and tried along with another reputable domainer to reedit the articles thinking they had been vandalized. Domainer was redired to Cybersquatter !!

Our changes were immediately changed back by an editor. After the other domainer and myself complained “domainer” was removed from the cybersquatter redir and send to “Domain Investing” where they continued to try to lower our definition to cybersquatter. (yes a name parker is considered cybersquatting to that crowd)

The other domainer and I mounted a campaign that was thwarted because the editor that was fighting us managed to get both of use thrown Wikipedia. They said we represented the same point of view therefore we must be the same person and that violates rules. (What!!!) We got reinstated but I gave up.

Wikipedia is an open encyclopedia and who else to define domainer other than a group of domainers. That point of view is not allowed on Wikipedia in that category. Someone, not a domainer but a very bitter person, has control of our area on Wikipedia.

I contribute to Wikipedia for years on many other subjects in which I am knowledgeable without any problem. But I quit after that. Wikipedia is tainted and not useful. period. I am done with them until the definition of domainer is contributed by real domainers.

Other than using Wikipedia for a reference I agree with your post.

]]> By: Leonard Britt http://www.chefpatrick.com/dont-be-a-cyber-squatter/#comment-6755 Leonard Britt Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:48:24 +0000 http://www.chefpatrick.com/?p=7255#comment-6755 Unfortunately the terms "domain squatter" and "cybersquatter" are often used to refer to individuals who register domains and park them, an activity common among domainers. Just search Twitter for "domain squatter," "domain squatters," & "cybersquatter" to see what I mean. We need to change the negative perception of our industry as one where parked domains always come with ridiculous prices attached them. Registering non-trademarked domains with commercial resale value is a legitimate activity but obviously any business doesn't stay in business long if its prices are not competitive. Unfortunately the terms “domain squatter” and “cybersquatter” are often used to refer to individuals who register domains and park them, an activity common among domainers. Just search Twitter for “domain squatter,” “domain squatters,” & “cybersquatter” to see what I mean. We need to change the negative perception of our industry as one where parked domains always come with ridiculous prices attached them. Registering non-trademarked domains with commercial resale value is a legitimate activity but obviously any business doesn’t stay in business long if its prices are not competitive.

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