Talk:Domain tasting

Domain Tasting?

The common name for this in the DNS industry is domain tasting. Only one or two people call it kiting. Should this be renamed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.112.38.4 (talk • contribs)

Nope. Create an account though, and you can set up a redirect. Ardenn 01:34, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was No move. Ardenn 22:32, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Requested move

Domain kiging → Domain tasting – Another editor wishes this moved. Ardenn 20:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

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• Oppose current name is fine, and gets 44,300 google hits. Domain tasting only gets 40,200 google hits Ardenn 20:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose

70.248.186.8 00:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

• Oppose Analogous to check kiting ; "domain tasting" could mean something different, even if it is the preferred term in the industry. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 00:27, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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Adam Moro

I would like to know why somebody removed the link to Adam Moro's blog. Adam Moro originally wrote this article. The link to Adam Moro's blog has now been re-installed to the External Resources section of this article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.23.236.28 (talk • contribs) .

See WP:OWN. Just because he started the article, doesn't mean he owns it. That said, the link remains for now. Ardenn 01:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Who is Adam Moro, and why is his blog entry notable enough for an encyclopedia to refer to it? Haakon 05:53, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

See WP:EL. Ardenn 05:57, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Adam Moro's blog entry on domain kiting contains suggestions as to how Domain Kiting can be stopped which expands on the topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adammoro (talk • contribs)

In the end I do think it is inappropriate to use Wikipedia to promote your own blog entries. Haakon 17:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

I dunno, we have Bob's blog entry. Not a big difference. Ardenn 17:40, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Bob Parsons is the founder and CEO of Go Daddy, one of the world's biggest domain registrars. The guy is a major mover in the domain name industry, and people want to hear what he has to say about domain name issues, because what he says matters. Adam Moro, on the other hand, seems to be just some guy who decided to put his opinions on domain kiting into a blog post one day. One is notable and relevant, the other is not. That is a difference that matters to an encyclopedia. Haakon 15:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

*Is it accessible?

*Is it proper (useful, tasteful, etc.)?

*Is it entered correctly?

*Is the link, in the context used, likely to have a substantive longevity? For example, it is not useful to link to a homepage that changes often and merely happens to have a relevant picture or article on its front page at the moment. Similarly, be very wary of citing an unstable page as a source.

That is from WP:EL. On the style guide page, it says nothing about notability. External links don't have to be notable, so long as they do something to enhance the article. I accept an argument that website with just links doesn't enhance the article. Despite him just creating that post one day, it does enhance, and add to the article. Ardenn 16:24, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

WP:EL also says you should normally avoid links to websites that you own or maintain. Adam Moro himself added the link to his blog entry. It's a sneaky way to add one's own POV to the mix, while giving the impression of authority. Well, that's my POV, and at least we have discussed it. Haakon 21:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Source

Can't we cite Parson's blog as the authority for the numbers of kited domains? -- (AlanH not logged in) 10 July 2006

I don't see why not. It's not the best source mind you but that's clearly where the figure has come from. We can only presume that he's done his research to verify that claim (or is there a policy against assuming that?). Yay unto the Chicken 08:11, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't have a problem with it. He's in the industry, and knows his stuff. He has a reputation to keep, so IMHO, he's unlikely to publish stuff that would get him into a lawsuit. Ardenn 16:13, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I've removed the 'fact' template and cited Parson's blog. Note that the next sentence also cite's the same blog. I wasn't sure whether to remove that link or quite how I should go about avoiding repetition. After a bit of learning, I've cited it "properly". Yay unto the Chicken 02:21, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Adam redux

His blog should not be linked here. I can find hundreds of other blog entries on this subject. Why should this beautiful Adam Moro entry be linked, instead of them? He calls kiting a "scam" in his page, and domain kiting is not scamming anyone. --65.245.103.194 01:06, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

No opinion as to to whether he or his site or notable at this time, but it is is a scam. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 13:23, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

How is domain kiting a scam? Who is it scamming? Perhaps you should look up the definition of scam in the dictionary. Maybe domain kiting is gaming the system, but it is not a scam. 63.139.14.67 11:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I have long since argued above that Moro is indeed a superstar. They didn't listen. Haakon 17:27, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Adam Moro taught me everything I know about SEO.Darth seo 18:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

An encyclopedia cites valid sources but who is to say that Adam Moro isn’t another valid source. Regardless if it is Adam Moro’s POV or Parsons POV, it is a POV from someone and referencing a blog post shouldn’t be based on whom the owner of the blog is. I work with Adam and I know that he does his research and writes authentic and valuable content. I for one will add my approval based on what I said above. Jfj3rd 19:13, 28 November 2006 (UTC) JFJ3RD

Domain Kiting is not the same as Domain Tasting/Testing

Bob Parson's calls it Domain Kiting when the domains are deleted within the grace period and then re-registered in order to keep them active "without" paying for them (which is not quite correct, since the registrar does need to float the money for the registration at the registry). I have not yet been able to find any evidence that this takes place.

In "Domain Testing" or "Tasting" as some call it (Verisign calls it "add/delete storms") the domains are tested for traffic within the grace period, the ones without traffic are deleted and the ones with traffic are kept (and paid for).

I agree with this. I too have not been able to find any evidence that this takes place, and Parson's "Domain Kiting" is definitely different from Traffic Testing/Catch or Release. 63.139.14.67 11:34, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Proposed merge / split

Currently we have three separate pages: "domain tasting" (redirects to domain kiting); "domain kiting" (this page); and "domain taster" (a stand-alone page). Given the suggestion of lack-of-neutrality of the term "domain kiting" I would suggest the whole kit and kaboodle be merged into a single article (this one) and then this one be moved/renamed "domain testing" with "domain kiting", "domain tester", and "domain kiter" all redirecting. This article should then set forth the distinction described above, along with any evidence suggesting that there are, or are not, actually separate business practices to justify the distinction in terms. Regardless of the move, though, I think the articles should be merged; there's not enough unique content; they are related concepts; and while they may be distinct (but related) practices, the terms are also used synonymously-- one (DK) is used as a pejorative for the other (DT). --lquilter 13:43, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

• I oppose that. Domain kiting has more of a notable and documented history than the others. GreenJoe 15:20, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
  • I fixed the problem by rediecting "domain taster" to this one. GreenJoe 15:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
    • Thanks for that "fix" :-( . I agree to the discussion abovr: NOBODY calls it kiting, EVERYBODY calls it tasting. I haven't even heard of kiting until that redirect. And a debate/poll with three participants is hardly representative... --Pmkpmk 16:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
      • PS User:Pmkpmk, I incorporated extra content from the Domain taster page you created into the current page "Domain kiting". So hopefully we can just address the title issue. --lquilter 17:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
• There are two issues: One, should there be separate pages. I think not, and it seems like most folks are in relative accord on this point at least. So redirecting from the four variants to one page is best. I suspect that the "new page" issue is related to preferences for title of page. So if we can resolve issue Two, which is what the page should be called, that would also solve #1. I've heard both terms used equivalently. Stats were cited above to justify use of term domain kiting, but they are out of date -- current Google for "domain tasting" returns 50,600; current Google for "domain kiting" returns 28,800. Both are in relatively widespread use but "domain tasting" seems to be winning out. However, even given two synonymous and roughly equivalent terms, I think the one that sounds more neutral is better. (User:GreenJoe talks about history -- do you mean page history or history of term?) --lquilter 17:50, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
  • So which of the two do you think is more neutral? A current Google search shows 26.000 (kiting) to 50.200 (tasting). Given that the ICANN usues "tasting" I would give more credibility to that term. --Pmkpmk 23:38, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought I was clear earlier -- I think "tasting" is more neutral than "kiting". But both terms need to be addressed clearly in the article and it needs to be explained that they are sometimes used synonymously. --lquilter 23:48, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. So do we need a voting, or do we simply proceed? --Pmkpmk 12:20, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

You have to have a clear consensus for a move, and there isn't one right now. GreenJoe 17:34, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

That's why I asked if we need voting. Is there any official way for this? How do we proceed? On a sidenote: at the "voting" above there were only 3 participants... --Pmkpmk 18:26, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

There is a way, but really, 3 votes or folks who give feedback isn't really consensus. You might want to list this on Requests for Comment. GreenJoe 20:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I want this resolved too, so I'll go and start it. GreenJoe 20:46, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Did it get listed? where? I haven't found it ... (still looking) --lquilter 00:56, 7 January 2007 (UTC) ... I added one at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Economy and trade which is a good place to draw in commenters, even if there's another one somewhere else. ... Ah, and I see the other one at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Media, art and literature --lquilter 00:58, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Any news? --Pmkpmk 15:42, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Why would a domain hijacker keep a low-traffic site?

Why would a domain hijacker keep a low-traffic site? My low-traffic US nonprofit site expired (through incompetence). After a couple months, a site hijacker in China tasted it, put up some ads, found no traffic, and dropped it in a few days. But then a Russian(?) in Las Vegas picked it up -- and kept it! With no ads!! Just copied over a few of the original old pages of uninteresting nonprofit material! Why? What devious scheme is behind this person wasting $5 to own this valueless domain name for the next year? I am paranoid that something seriously evil is afoot.-69.87.203.105 16:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Domain tasting

For crying out loud, the article admits that the name domain tasting is more common and that domain kiting is only used by the GoDaddy CEO. That makes kiting a solitary neologism and tasting the preferred term of ICANN and others. Wikipedia naming conventions are clear that we MUST use the most common name, and that SURE AS HELL is NOT kiting. DreamGuy 08:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

For the person who changed it back without discussion, please see Wikipedia:Naming conventions policy. Furthermore, the other article already existed and covered the same ground, so leaving this one here violates Wikipedia:Fork policies. Please go read up on how things work here and you'll see that there is no choice but to forward this article to the other. If you disagree, please provide proof that domain kiting is the more common term (good luck when the article itself said ICANN and others used domain tasting instead and only Bob Parsons came up with kiting relatively recently). Until you do so there simply is no plausible reason to want the title to be domain kiting. DreamGuy 20:54, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Evn above people admit that the preferred term is tasting, incldusing this line "'domain tasting' could mean something different, even if it is the preferred term in the industry" -- because it undeniably IS the preferred term, that's the name we HAVE to use, regardless of whether somebody thinks it should be something different. DreamGuy 21:00, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

And for sources proving what the name actually is:

• Domain Name Marketplace Workshop - Global policy forum held to discuss domain tasting issues.
• Domain tasting - ICANN Wiki on Domain Tasting, March 2006.
• The Closing Window: A Historical Analysis of Domain Tasting - CircledID Featured Article on Domain Tasting
• Entrepreneurs profit from internet domain loophole - CBC.ca Article on Domain Tasting

which are straight from the article on the topic.

With the number of people above who clearly say that the article name should be tasting (unfortunately most posted separate from the straw poll) and the only people saying it shouldn't be are admitting that the term as used by the industry (and as shown here) is tasting (which means Wikipedia naming policy kicks in), EVERYTHING proves it needs to be at domain tasting. Before anyone changes it back, please try to give a reason that follows Wikipedia policy and shows that kiting is more common (and it won't be, because everyone admits it isn't).DreamGuy 21:31, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Requested move 2

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The result of the proposal was NO CONSENSUS to move article. However, it appears that some sort of content ought to be placed at Domain tasting. This article seems to be about both practices; perhaps its scope ought to be clarified? -GTBacchus^(talk) 00:30, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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Domain kiting → Domain tasting — (administrative request to match multiple cut/paste move attempts) — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 22:26, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

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Survey - in opposition to the move

1. Oppose. Terms are both used, but possibly not for the same thing. Perhaps separate articles would be appropriate, but there should be a principle article here. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 16:52, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
2. Oppose. Domain kiting more often used. GreenJoe 17:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
3. Oppose. You are asking the wrong question! As any industry expert will tell you, including Monte Cahn, CEO of Moniker.com, and Aaron Kornblum, Microsoft's Senior Anti-Cybersquatting Attorney, domain kiting is a sub-practice of domain tasting. In other words, all of domain kiting is also domain tasting. But the vast majority of domain tasting is NOT domain kiting. The real question should be "do you agree that domain tasting is not the same as domain kiting, and that therefore two separate articles are required, the main article being at domain tasting, and a smaller article being at domain kiting"? Hirschy 04:24, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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