Kevin Murphy, author of the newer domain blog DomainIncite.com also writes for TheRegister.co.uk. I came across an article written by him over there this morning titled “Nominet Chief Tells Domainers to Grow Up”. The article highlights how the CEO of Nominet.com Lesley Cowley spoke at MeetDomainers conference and requested that domainers be more mature and patient when dealing with customer support. Seems a bit petty to me but at least she said what was on her mind.
What struck me about the article were the outrageously negative comments to the article by TheRegister.com readers. In one sentence Kevin wrote:
Much as many white-hat hackers prefer not to be confused with “crackers”, the respectable end of the domaining community dislikes being equated with the “cybersquatters” who infringe trademarks.
Commenters went nuts in response to this statement.. Check it out for yourself. After reading the comments I just had to sign up for TheRegister and added my own two cents as well. My user handle “AboutMike” but my comment hasn’t been moderated as of yet. I know this type of attitude towards domainers exists, just hoping to get some more support from the positive side. I hope you sign up over there and post your opinions too!
After a couple hours my comment still has not been approved……
Here is the comment I posted: