.forum tld

1. 2018-04-03 at 12:10 PM UTC

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   GasTheKikesRaceWarNow Houston [this unquestioningly unfrequented clast]
   The dot forum tld should be coming out soon. I already have a pre-order in for totse.forum, but I don't know if that means anything or if I'll ever get it. Never used instra.com before either.
   
   https://www.instra.com/en/domain-names/newgtld/forum-domain-registration/forum
2. 2018-04-03 at 12:15 PM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   Who ends up getting paid for domain names anyways? I mean if you create a site on a domain that has never been used before, who are you paying for it, and how did that person get the rights to it?
3. 2018-04-03 at 12:16 PM UTC

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   GasTheKikesRaceWarNow Houston [this unquestioningly unfrequented clast]

   Originally posted by greenplastic Who ends up getting paid for domain names anyways? I mean if you create a site on a domain that has never been used before, who are you paying for it, and how did that person get the rights to it?

   
   The head Rabbi.
4. 2018-04-03 at 12:25 PM UTC

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   NARCassist gollums fat coach

   Originally posted by greenplastic Who ends up getting paid for domain names anyways? I mean if you create a site on a domain that has never been used before, who are you paying for it, and how did that person get the rights to it?

   
   i'm pretty sure you can do one yourself if you know what you're doing. i think those companies just automate the process for you.
   
   
   
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5. 2018-04-03 at 3:12 PM UTC

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   Dfg Tuskegee Airman [compulsively riposte the emigrant]
   I checked the process, it looks okay. Good luck!
6. 2018-04-03 at 5:22 PM UTC

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   benny vader YELLOW GHOST

   Originally posted by greenplastic Who ends up getting paid for domain names anyways? I mean if you create a site on a domain that has never been used before, who are you paying for it, and how did that person get the rights to it?

   
   its like a protection racket.
   
   you pay them so that you can claim whats yours as yours.
7. 2018-04-05 at 5:43 AM UTC

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   Lanny Bird of Courage

   Originally posted by greenplastic Who ends up getting paid for domain names anyways? I mean if you create a site on a domain that has never been used before, who are you paying for it, and how did that person get the rights to it?

   
   The registrar gets the money. I believe registrars pay a set license fee to ICANN which is a non-profit and theoretically only puts the money towards continuing its own existence but no one really believes that and it's assumed they have some kind of tax evasion scheme type thing that gives big kickbacks to stakeholders. Registrars make their profit on the difference between licensing and income.
   
   The whole thing is kind of retarded and would be worth getting mad over if domains were more expensive or if we had a better technical solution and ICANN didn't conveniently paint over the dirty secret that we don't.