.XXX whats the deal ??

[SmokeyTheBear]

I notice there are a few sites up. I am not familiar with the "landrush" timeline or whatever but how are these sites up ? is .xxx open now or ?

inkd.xxx
ladyboy.xxx

etc

[BlackCrayon]

"founders program" most likely.

[2intense]

ladyboy.net .info ,.org etc etc nothing special

[Solace]

I wouldn't support it at all,

seriously. Ignore Ignore Ignore!!!

They want our porn surfers.

[SmokeyTheBear]

ladyboy.net .info ,.org etc etc nothing special

those tld's are open for sale , what i am asking is when .xxx is open and how are these sites up already if .xxx is not open yet ?

[SmokeyTheBear]

bump for .xxx answers

[BIGTYMER]

Fuck .xxx!

[DotXXX]

They are part of the Founders program that was set in place for early adopters. General Availability begins on December 6th, so I expect that you'll be seeing many more then.

[Solace]

It's censorship is what it is.

[raymor]

Buying .xxx = supporting scumbags

[SmokeyTheBear]

They are part of the Founders program that was set in place for early adopters. General Availability begins on December 6th, so I expect that you'll be seeing many more then.

what i don't get is how exactly did they get their domains ?

Basically , right now nobody can buy a .xxx domain and have it work correct ?

any "working" .xxx domain name right now must be part of the founders program correct ??

when did the "founders" program start ? where was the signup ?

i notice "gay.xxx" was sold for 500k , how exactly did that take place when you can't even buy them yet ? the criteria for being in the founders program doesn't seem to include buying premium domains for resale ? infact the criteria seems very vague ?

Many of the current working .xxx's seem to be "dummy" sites that simply forward to a .com or piggyback on a .com . Doesn't this simply bypass the touted benefits of security ?

[femdomdestiny]

ignore idiots. I hope they invested some money and that will loose everything. Shameless bastards.

[u-Bob]

i notice "gay.xxx" was sold for 500k , how exactly did that take place when you can't even buy them yet ?

First people preregistered .xxx domains. ICM then used that data to find out what domains might possibly be considered to be valuable. Instead of selling those domains to the people who preregistered, ICM then kept those 'valuable' domains for themselves and started putting them up for for auction.

[SmokeyTheBear]

ICM then kept those 'valuable' domains for themselves and started putting them up for for auction.

is that legal ? were they granted the authority to do that ?

[Freaky_Akula]

Dotxxx is a scam.

[L-Pink]

First people preregistered .xxx domains. ICM then used that data to find out what domains might possibly be considered to be valuable. Instead of selling those domains to the people who preregistered, ICM then kept those 'valuable' domains for themselves and started putting them up for for auction.

That's some shitty behavior.

.

[AllAboutCams]

First people preregistered .xxx domains. ICM then used that data to find out what domains might possibly be considered to be valuable. Instead of selling those domains to the people who preregistered, ICM then kept those 'valuable' domains for themselves and started putting them up for for auction.

i had 5 in mind to buy but after reading the small print i relied i was getting in to a bidding war

[DotXXX]

what i don't get is how exactly did they get their domains ?

Basically , right now nobody can buy a .xxx domain and have it work correct ?

any "working" .xxx domain name right now must be part of the founders program correct ??

when did the "founders" program start ? where was the signup ?

i notice "gay.xxx" was sold for 500k , how exactly did that take place when you can't even buy them yet ? the criteria for being in the founders program doesn't seem to include buying premium domains for resale ? infact the criteria seems very vague ?

Many of the current working .xxx's seem to be "dummy" sites that simply forward to a .com or piggyback on a .com . Doesn't this simply bypass the touted benefits of security ?

Domains that currently resolve are part of the Founders Program, which I believe began in 2010. Part of the criteria for Founders, was that resale was prohibited, and insisted on development within a specific timeframe under the terms of the Founders contract.

There is no rule against forwarding .xxx sites to dotwhatever sites. All .xxx sites are automatically labeled by Metacert, so anyone using parental control tools would not see the site, nor would they see the redirect. McAfee is optional for .xxx webmasters, but is only available to use for .xxx sites.

[DotXXX]

That's some shitty behavior.

.

and also untrue.

[u-Bob]

and also untrue.

You are saying no .xxx domains have gone to auction?

[DotXXX]

i had 5 in mind to buy but after reading the small print i relied i was getting in to a bidding war

for Landrush? I'd say "possibly" true. But those are closed auctions, only between the parties that applied for the name. You can see if your chosen names show as available via buy.xxx - and pre-order from a registrar. Worst case, you don't get the names.

[DotXXX]

You are saying no .xxx domains have gone to auction?

No, I'm saying that your statement as presented, is untrue.

[Chris]

Domains that currently resolve are part of the Founders Program, which I believe began in 2010. Part of the criteria for Founders, was that resale was prohibited, and insisted on development within a specific timeframe under the terms of the Founders contract.

There is no rule against forwarding .xxx sites to dotwhatever sites. All .xxx sites are automatically labeled by Metacert, so anyone using parental control tools would not see the site, nor would they see the redirect. McAfee is optional for .xxx webmasters, but is only available to use for .xxx sites.

if resale was prohibited how come alot of .xxx names have gone up for sale?

[DotXXX]

if resale was prohibited how come alot of .xxx names have gone up for sale?

Please, can you be more specific?

[SmokeyTheBear]

Please, can you be more specific?

gay.xxx lets start with that one

[u-Bob]

No, I'm saying that your statement as presented, is untrue.

Could you then please explain to me how ICM selected the domains that were put up for (public) auction?

[Chris]

Please, can you be more specific?

http://www.huntingmoon.com/
they had an auction recently that had alot of .xxx domains in it
i can google if you want me to
or you can just go to the link provided above and notice that they have a handful of .xxx for sale right now


bbws.xxx
fantasy.xxx
feet.xxx
girlfriends.xxx
livegay.xxx


list of sold .xxx domains
http://nametalent.com/blog/?tag=hunt...-adult-domains

[Chosen]

Fuck .XXX

[DotXXX]

http://www.huntingmoon.com/
they had an auction recently that had alot of .xxx domains in it
i can google if you want me to
or you can just go to the link provided above and notice that they have a handful of .xxx for sale right now


bbws.xxx
fantasy.xxx
feet.xxx
girlfriends.xxx
livegay.xxx


list of sold .xxx domains
http://nametalent.com/blog/?tag=hunt...-adult-domains

No need to google. Your question wasn't immediately clear, so thanks for the clarification.

There are a certain number of 'premium' (and often single word) domains reserved by ICM Registry. Some of those have gone to public auction. I don't believe that any of those are Founders.

[Chris]

No need to google. Your question wasn't immediately clear, so thanks for the clarification.

There are a certain number of 'premium' (and often single word) domains reserved by ICM Registry. Some of those have gone to public auction. I don't believe that any of those are Founders.

so ICM took some of the best domains and auctioned them off for their own profit????

[AllAboutCams]

for Landrush? I'd say "possibly" true. But those are closed auctions, only between the parties that applied for the name. You can see if your chosen names show as available via buy.xxx - and pre-order from a registrar. Worst case, you don't get the names.

but i will loose $200 and get in to a bidding war with someone else

[u-Bob]

There are a certain number of 'premium' (and often single word) domains reserved by ICM Registry. Some of those have gone to public auction. I don't believe that any of those are Founders.

Based on what criteria did ICM Registry decide if a domains was 'a premium domain'?

[u-Bob]

Can you please post a list of those "premium domains"?

[Chris]

;/ my stomach hurts after reading this

wish i owned a tld and took the best for me and gave them to domain brokers with a ton of pull in the domain biz to sell for me

[DotXXX]

but i will loose $200 and get in to a bidding war with someone else

You might have risked the premium during Landrush, but if you didn't win the domain in private auction, the domain name cost itself is refundable.. Now you can pre-order for General Availability - it's just the cost of the domain ($80-100) - which is refundable if you don't get it.

[DotXXX]

;/ my stomach hurts after reading this

wish i owned a tld and took the best for me and gave them to domain brokers with a ton of pull in the domain biz to sell for me

It's far from unusual for a new TLD to hold common word domains in reserve. ICM Registry has held far fewer than most, and ideally, every one of those premium names will be developed. There's no harm in talking to us if you have great ideas for a great name.

[u-Bob]

You might have risked the premium during Landrush, but if you didn't win the domain in private auction, the domain name cost itself is refundable..

So the cost of the domain ($80-$100) was refundable, but the other part (how much???) wasn't refundable, right?

[Konda]

I really hope people see what a scam this is. Still 1000s are stupid enough to register .xxx , just in case it would take of.

This is a total SCAM, just see everything post in this thread.

These are the type of guys that would pull things like .tv where you suddenly have to pay premium fee a year to keep good domains, or they will take away your domain, because they don't like your content, etc.

I can't believe so many people are not seeing what's going on here.

[DotXXX]

So the cost of the domain ($80-$100) was refundable, but the other part (how much???) wasn't refundable, right?

Yes. About the same (it varied from registrar to registrar), and no.

[AllAboutCams]

You might have risked the premium during Landrush, but if you didn't win the domain in private auction, the domain name cost itself is refundable.. Now you can pre-order for General Availability - it's just the cost of the domain ($80-100) - which is refundable if you don't get it.

ok perfect how do i prove that i am part of the Adult Sponsored Community

[DotXXX]

ok perfect how do i prove that i am part of the Adult Sponsored Community

http://www.about.xxx/launch/general-availability/

[Chris]

http://www.about.xxx/launch/general-availability/

really?

[baddog]

http://www.about.xxx/launch/general-availability/

General Availability begins December 6, 2011, and remaining .XXX domain names will be allocated to applicants on a first come, first served basis.

All members of the adult Sponsored Community can apply without pre-existing rights or qualifications unlike in the previous launch periods.

Anyone is a member of the adult Sponsored Community if they buy a .xxx domain

[LouiseLloyd]

I wish .xxx would die already, no one wants the useless piece of shit, what more is it going to take for you to fuck off and go spend the money you have already defrauded out of a legitimate industry?

[DWB]

After looking at a few .XXX sites currently online, some with NO warning page at all and directly exposing children to hardcore porn as soon as you type in the name, can you please tell me how this is helping to protect the children?

And given this, what is the purpose of IFFOR and the whores working there if they can't even keep some of the only .XXX sites currently online from exposing porn to children?

[epitome]

After looking at a few .XXX sites currently online, some with NO warning page at all and directly exposing children to hardcore porn as soon as you type in the name, can you please tell me how this is helping to protect the children?

And given this, what is the purpose of IFFOR and the whores working there if they can't even keep some of the only .XXX sites currently online from exposing porn to children?

That was only fluff to get it approved. They could give two shits about kids. It's about money, nothing more, nothing less.

[femdomdestiny]

I don't even click on his links

[AllAboutCams]

After looking at a few .XXX sites currently online, some with NO warning page at all and directly exposing children to hardcore porn as soon as you type in the name, can you please tell me how this is helping to protect the children?

And given this, what is the purpose of IFFOR and the whores working there if they can't even keep some of the only .XXX sites currently online from exposing porn to children?

fuck warning pages parent should responsible for children looking at porn

[u-Bob]

Dotxxx pr bot,

How did ICM determine if a domain was a "premium domain"?