Would you buy the .NET of a domain name if the .COM was a porn site?

[aphex]

A domain opened that i really want, only problem is the .com equivilant is a porn site. I think its too risky, how bout you?

 

[joohang]

No.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Definitely no. Think about if you told a family member the address to your site...www.whateverthedomainis.net and they accidently go to the .com.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: bryce
Definitely no. Think about if you told a family member the address to your site...www.whateverthedomainis.net and they accidently go to the .com.

yep.... damn porn bastards

 

No way.

 

[LOLyourFace]

as long as that porn site has a referral banner link to my geek site.

 

[tweakmm]

It really depends on what I was going to use the domain for, but for the most part I would say no. If it was anything business related, hell no.

 

[T2T III]

Way too risky. The corporation that I used to work for did something similar. They ignorantly disregarded all pleas to change the site name.

 

[Derango]

I registered nopurpose.org before I realized nopurpose.com is a porn site. Ah well. Just have to be really careful to emphisize that its .ORG not .COM when I tell people

Its nothing really business related (actually, its nothing right now ). I plan on putting stuff up there eventually though. Right now I just use it for e-mail and stuff.

 

[Eug]

Heh. That happened to friend's company. They let the domain registrations slide because the name of the company changed. A bunch of pr0n sites snapped up the names and suddenly they got a big wad of emails from customers wondering what the hell was going on.

 

[Reel]

just open up a competing porn site?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: ReelC00L
just open up a competing porn site?

i like the way you think

 

[ndee]

you mean, you want gayboys.net?

 

[aphex]

har har har

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: ndee
you mean, you want gayboys.net?

hahaha

 

[rudeguy]

well its not so bad if you just make it clear what the address is...my companies website is www.att.com, however if you go to www.at&t.com.....

 

[guyver01]

Well.. the Whitehouse did... so if they can do it... why not

 

[godmare]

I'd say no initially, but need :camera:s to decide

 

[Tetsuo]

Originally posted by: dwell
No way.

 

[PCMarine]

Originally posted by: guyver01
Well.. the Whitehouse did... so if they can do it... why not

Ahaha. My younger brother, who was in 5th grade at the time, was in the computer lab at school researching for a presidents project. He went to whitehouse.com instead of whitehouse.gov. The teacher called home and left a message, haha I couldnt stop laughing

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: ReelC00L
just open up a competing porn site?

oh, now thats a good idea, you'll get all those people who accidentally type .net instead of .com. all two of them!

 

[rawoutput]

Thats the problem I have with my site (rawoutput.net) I'm waiting until i can steal the .com back from the porno dudes.

 

[DaWhim]

no way

 

[GnomeCop]

Originally posted by: rawoutput
Thats the problem I have with my site (rawoutput.net) I'm waiting until i can steal the .com back from the porno dudes.

hahahahahahaahahahaha

 

[Aceshigh]

Sure. I would do it. Good domain names are hard to come by these days.