go grab a beer, this is a rant.
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loaded question ! and as snoopy say the choices for anwsers seem irrelevant, its to BIG a question to put down to 5 choices.
we've had threads like this before, its just a MONEY GRAB and totally unfair if not handled correctly.
HOW about this question, have auda say they will create this in 2016 and longevity of ownership will tke precendence , then watch NF and drop go bust because someone has owned "cars.net.au" since 2005, but cars.com.au comes up for auction ! who the F is going to buy it ? not me as i'll be screwed in a year.
then think about the major domain owners who have worked had to get a portfolio, now they have to spend EXTRA money to hold their own? utter BS
lets ignore trademarks for this discussion.
: always the .com.au regardless on registration date, otherwise you slap the face of almost every domain auction thats even happened.
..........only to find out it is already taken
they missed the train, we can not GIVE an idiot an even break, i have clients right now that i tell let me REGISTER THIS DOMAIN for you......... its a hand reg you idiot, and they still don't !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it almost seems inevitable
possibly, but as a member of auda you do have the power of your opinion to the boards, if it is enevitable then we need to clarify how it would be implemented.
existing .com.au is given some kind of entitlement
YES, and at NO COST, the way uk and nz did it was just money grab , its a catch 22 for them, they may say " ohh we are doing this because we need more domain names" but in reality my dubbodentist is just going to have to pay more for what he already owns ????????????
its like saying " we sold you a house and now what we are going to do is build another house ON TOP of yours, but if you pay us money you can own it, if not someones house will sit on your ROOF " !!!! BS
OHHHHHHHH, and by the way, we do not care that when you purchased your house we didn't tell you this was going to happen because we are the "ruling king and queen " and we just do whatever we want.
SO what is the purpose? give the .com.au first choice to buy? BIG WOOP, give him 5 yrs to do it like UK, BIG WOOP....... thats like "you have 5 years or we shoot you in the foot", and GOD help us if they outsource it the .melbourne mob and a domain name with no proven value is $4000 !!!
WELL, i think i have said enough to not be welcome at the 2015 xmas party but somebody has to say.
i didn't take the poll either.
tim