Re: [ga] Eliminating the Add Grace Period

["kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eliminating the grace period is the best option put forth so far to 
eliminate domain tasting. Your offer of let's do creative thinking does not 
actually offer a solution. I would love to hear a better option put forth by 
you or anyone. Domain names are not so expensive that a mistake would hurt 
you or I that much. And does it really take you 5 days to notice you 
misspelled mispelled.com?

Either elimination of the grace period or reducing the grace period to like 
30 minutes works. Confirmations that make you verify 2-3 times that the 
speeling is correct and this is the domain name you want is clearly enough 
for anyone. Do you think that someone who goes through those confirmation 
steps and verifies it each step of the way deserves their money back later 
after changing their mind?

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
http://www.articlecontentprovider.com

It's not anti-consumer to expect the consumer to take reasonable precautions 
with their purchases.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Barrett - EnCirca" <tbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'ga'" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: [ga] Eliminating the Add Grace Period


> Is there anyone out there really concerned about protecting the interests 
> of
> the consumer?
>
> Giving the consumer the option of immediately deleting a name is
> pro-consumer.
>
> Eliminating the Add Grace Period is anti-consumer.
>
> Giving the consumer the option of immediately deleting a name argues for
> both the continuance of the ADD Grace period AND adding a RENEW Grace
> Period.
>
> Allowing for a RENEW Grace Period would be a pro-consumer move.  It is 
> very
> common for a customer to renew a name by mistake.  Today, the only options
> for a renewal mistake are to issue a credit card charge-back or ask the
> registrar to eat the fee.  Eliminating the Add Grace Period would reduce 
> the
> consumer to the same two sorry options.
>
> So, let's stop pretending that eliminating the Add Grace Period is
> pro-consumer.  It is not.
>
> Rather than simply abolishing the ADD Grace Period, there should be more
> creative thinking to find a way to address domain tasting without harming
> the consumer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Barrett
> EnCirca, Inc
>
>
>
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