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    BBC: Nominet Foundation

    Discussion in 'Nominet General Information' started by Whois-Search, Jan 18, 2008.

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    1. Whois-Search

      Whois-Search Well-Known Member

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    2. ratboy United Kingdom

      ratboy Well-Known Member

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      Sack that lets have £3 .co.uks!
       
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    3. Johnp United Kingdom

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      Agreed

      If Nominet have too much cash as a 'not for profit organisation', then they ought to reduce their fees for all sorts of things, new registrations, TAG Transfers via their online systems etc.

      Best Regards


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    4. mat

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      Yes, for a start cut the transfer fees
       
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    5. tifosi United Kingdom

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      It might be useful to actually think about ideas for using the funding. It's like the National Lottery for Geeks.

      I'm not sure what stipulations there are at present, but I'm sure there are NW based initiatives that could benefit.

      S
       
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    6. retired_member12

      retired_member12 Retired Member

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      There are strict rules for NFPs to stick to, so the money needs to be offloaded somehow. It's hard to imagine so much 'profit' sitting in Nominet's bank account before September 2004 when Willie Black handed in his resignation, as i understand he was a passionate advocate of NFP (domain) organisations!

      Not sure about Mr Gilbert's view on things, he doesn't seem to say much at all.
       
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