Eliminate the 5 day grace period, yes or no?

[cbk]

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[HuntingMoon]

tasting is on the decline it appears since the new fee structure went into place. the playing field is still not level and tasting is still happening though.

 

[Yusio]

I didn't even know you could drop a name within 5 days? How do you do that..

 

[exponent]

I'm all for elimination. .WS is tasting a domain that I was attempting to register.

 

[bwhhisc]

I didn't even know you could drop a name within 5 days? How do you do that..

Registrars like Dynadot for one allow you to "cancel" any registrations within a 4-5 day period for a cost of .20. They show you the time remaining on your Account Summary.

There are many that use this "cancellation window" for legitimate purposes, particulary those that register IDNs- International Domain Names using online translators and dictionaries. Many times it is helpful to register the name pending further confirmation of the proper translation, best term etc. by native speakers.

Too many times you can check availablity of a name, and then come back a day later and find it registered. The ability to register IDN names that you are relatively confident in, and have time to get forum "appraisals" from members that speak the various languages is a good benefit.

I am against bulk "tasting", or think the fee for that should be .50 and used to help hold down overall cost of registration fees and renewals.

 

[Theo]

Why taste domains when you can use your mom's credit card?

 

[copper]

I think it should stay, but, with limit.
Say, 5 domains/year?
I canceled 2 or 3 domains before.
They were spelling errors

 

[south]

Why taste domains when you can use your mom's credit card?

And no doubt you will share it with the rest of the class?

 

[draggar]

I think it should stay, but, with limit.
Say, 5 domains/year?
I canceled 2 or 3 domains before.
They were spelling errors

Same here, but I didn't know about getting a refund.

Either limit it or add in a fee, too much to make tasting worthwhile but not too much that legitimate mistakes can be corrected. Something like $2.50?

 

[tinner666]

Same here, but I didn't know about getting a refund.

Either limit it or add in a fee, too much to make tasting worthwhile but not too much that legitimate mistakes can be corrected. Something like $2.50?

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[SharonTucci]

I accidentally register a few mistakes a year. It normally happens when scanning huge lists of domains and seeing an extra "i" is in there or a double "L". Sometimes an L in place of an I. I can blame it on my advancing age and eyes going

Here's an even worse case:

I registered a domain a few years ago. I inadvertently let it go into redemption phase and rather than paying $150 for it, I decided to risk backordering it. It seemed like it had good end user potential - low x,xxx sale possibly - and it was breakeven on reg fees in parking revenue. I get it on backorder and as I'm readding it to my database I realized that it was a typo! Instead of "platinum", it was "platinium". DOH

 

[HolyRoller]

I have to admit to regging two spelling mistakes, but personally I still think that the 5 day grace period shouldn't be allowed.

If you reg a name by mistake, you just have to live with the cost.