Talk:Domain name speculation

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I've rewritten the entry on domain name speculation and added a few facts and statistics. The domain trading aspect is the next to be dealt with and perhaps Sedo/Pool/Snapnames/Afternic etc should be covered as domain trading sites.

Do not remove the link to the .mobi registry generic words and phrases listing. It is central to the whole concept of domain name speculation and is a good example of the domain names targeted by domain name speculators in the Sunrise and Landrush phases.--Jmccormac 14:26, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

You don't WP:OWN this article, so you can't just tell people not to remove a link that two separate people now have removed. In fact, at two to one you're outnumbered. A page on the Sunrise period of some god-awful wannabe TLD is not at all "central to the whole concept of name speculation". Links should go to sites that explain the process of speculation, not ones that are out to try to sell some johnny come lately domain names that are completely pointless. DreamGuy 15:33, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I am quite aware of that. But the individual who removed it initially saw the logic of why it was included and even added the TM aspect later. The main targets of domain name speculation are those generic words and phrases in all TLDs. The list is important in that it shows the domains that are at the core of domain name speculation. That list, as an example, explains more about domain name speculation short of posting it on the article itself. It enables people to understand what are the most speculated generic domains and phrases. What the .mobi registry did was quite unique in that it held this list of most speculated domains back from the Sunrise period in an attempt to provide a more level playing field after seeing the fiasco of .eu ccTLD. I've directly linked to the PDF of the list.--Jmccormac 15:48, 30 April 2007 (UTC)