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[Maiyannah Bishop <maiyannah.bishop AT postactiv.com>]

Is there a OpenNIC TLD that currently charges for registration?  None comes to mind, but I'm not at a machine on OpenNIC DNS to check.  I certainly didn't pay for my .indy name.

This is just my personal opinion, but I am okay with an operator collecting donations to defray costs, I would be less okay with knowing my domain could end up being something that costs me down the line.  That seems rather bait and switch to me (get a bunch of people in with free domains, oh hey, it's paid now if you want to keep them!)  And whether the reasons for the costs are benign or not (and I don't doubt you when you say you want it as a just-in-case policy, by the way) - a lot of people probably would not extend you the benefit of that doubt, given previous stunts ICANN has pulled.

I'd actually rather it just be paid up front than "maybe paid in some circumstance outside of my own personal control" - though I'm not sure how the operators of OpenNIC feel about this, I'm just a user at the present time :)

(Given some though to hosting a DNS server, but I would have to familiarize myself with OpenNIC's own administrative policies first, as an aside)

Seeing whereas I don't like offering criticism like that without offering some sort of solution therefore, I think a reasonable compromise might be to say that particularly high-use domains may find themselves levied with fees?  If you were to turn to charging domain holders out of infrastructure needs, it seems reasonable to my mind that the people to pay up in this case would be the ones placing the most demand on the infrastructure.  And that would keep the spirit of it being "just in case of emergency"
-mb

On 2016-11-18 22:26, Jonah Aragon wrote:

The costs of existing domains won't change or be charged for, and no domain will be revoked (at least, solely due to price changes), however, in the event prices are raised, future domains and domain renewals will cost whatever amount is arranged.

Does that clear it up? I thought that was clear but I can change the wording of the charter if it isn't.

Jonah

P.S. it should be noted that we most likely won't charge for domains at all, that's kind of a "just in case" policy.

On Nov 18, 2016 9:11 PM, "Daniel Quintiliani" <danq AT runbox.com> wrote: I approve a ".o" but:

"Registrations will be available from 3 month to 2 year periods. All registrations will be available for free after approval, however, the modernTLD administration holds the right to raise prices as needed to cover operating costs."

Does this mean all ".o" domains can be revoked before the 3 month to 2 year expiration date if you decide you need money? You shouldn't charge for, or change the price of, existing domains before their expiration date, and make that clear in the charter.

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-Dan Q

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