| How can it be called fair at all when only the rich get first pick? > If domains were cheap right away, bots would buy all them up. No. Bots would buy them all up if bots were allowed to buy them all up. It's laughably easy to prevent bots from buying domain names if you don't want bots to buy domain names. > This gives people the chance to buy a domain This gives rich people/businesses the chance to buy a domain. > future rounds in the hundred of dollars will be better for the average person. After the rich have had their pick. Again, I don't see how you can with a straight face call this fair. Here's a suggestion: Offer domains to all humans who can pay a reasonable non-refundable application fee. Block bots. When a domain receives more than one offer, randomly assign it to an applicant. Block domain transfers permanently to prevent squatters. Let any domain that isn't renewed fall back into the pool and become available (again to a randomly assigned new owner). I'm sure there are pitfalls doing it this way, but it took me a minute to come up with that. A few hours of thought, some robust debate, and I'm certain we can come up with a fairer way to assign domain names. |
That's where you are wrong.