Originally posted by gmartfin
You don't know what you're talking about.
The system is open to anyone willing to learn and put in the time.
Fact is the little guy can learn and participate. There is a caveat, it's called learning and lifting yourself by your bootstraps. Not popular I'm sure with the lazier members.
WLS is a monopoly which will only benefit Versign/NSI to the tune of 50+ mill a year at current prices. Also add to your acquisition costs greatly.
And the big guys will still be using scripts except they'll be catching expiring WLS's instead of names.
Same biz different name! Same deals with the Registrars
Ult Search, PTI can put out 100 K for WLS registrations in a blink. Can any of you?
It was suggested that the best way forward is to make all WLS applications subject to random selection i.e. a new batch of names is announced, applications pour in within a given deadline, the pot is mixed after that deadline.
To spanner the big players further -
1. the cost of processing for each application should be high, say 50% of the full WLS cost
2. Participating registrars will be allowed to accept multiple applications for any one name, so there is no ghost of a chance of figuring out the odds.
Sure the big players can play, but let them pay big for the privilege of mass hoarding.
I'm sure Verisign knows the tricks. They are pushing for WLS because as registrars for .com, they are just plain tired of all the rest taking a mickey on their source of revenue.
For the small players like us, WLS helps take away the insider advantages that may exist in the ranks and file of what we call the domain industry. Sure, call it sour grapes. But a lot of us were not born yesterday.
