Multi year registrations

[monaghan]

Looks like we're now getting multi year registration periods.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=8854

Thoughts?

 

[namestrands]

Like any business it must adapt. 10 year reg is a good thing from a business perspective, but perhaps not from a drop catch one.

Then again 1 year reg will increase the drop count

 

[foz]

Less outlay for maintaining a .uk portfolio, year-on-year renewing.

 

[foz]

Less outlay for maintaining a .uk portfolio, year-on-year renewing.

Didn't read the price hike for 1 year renewals til now. Will stick to 2 year renewing

 

[Edwin]

Brilliant, means one can really "get ahead" on renewals during good times, which will make it easier to ride over the rough patches.

 

[monaghan]

I can see the benefit of multiple years (I'll be renewing a few of my key domains for 10 years), however, I'm less convinced on the single year. For a saving of £1.50 will that many people bother with a single year?

 

[DarrenTSO]

I think the key thing is to bring it in to line with the standard GTLD registrations (.com/.net/.org). From an end-user perspective it will make things much more straightforward.

 

[retired_member34]

Good from an end-user business perspective, a discount on 10 year would be nice though.

 

[dotNetFreak]

All for multiple year registrations, but if they want to go tinkering with things, perhaps they could start with the £10 transfer fee which IMHO is overpriced in relation to the registration cost, even more so now it's going to start at £3.50.

Bearing in mind the number of Nominet members on here, perhaps we should collectively put forward a proposal to reduce the transfer fee...

 

[sdsinc]

Good news.

 

[GreyWing]

Great news, thumbs up to Nominet on this one in my opinion.

 

[tifosi]

Good news, though as mentioned would have preferred a discount, say above 5yrs to £1.50/yr

 

[aZooZa]

The drop count will increase - probably wiith shite names - a year on a chance. Savvy folks will take the longer option.

 

[Edwin]

Would it not be possible to attend the AGM and propose 1 member 1 vote, yes I know the rules are against this, but should it be proposed, surely they are responsible to ask all the membership, and not on a tag voting rights based basis like now.

That makes no sense at all - an individual Nominet member with 1 domain and a massive company with 500,000 domains to get the same vote? That's the least fair system I've ever heard of!

 

[DarrenTSO]

I think there's an argument for a lower cap (or other similar device that "smooths" out the voting rights a little) to encourage greater participation, but it's only right that larger members have a greater say than smaller members because they pay more money, have more "invested" and have more at stake when things change.

 

[namestrands]

So much hostility on this forum.

 

[FagEnd]

So much hostility on this forum.

Has my post been deleted?

I'm sure Edwin knows I'm just pulling his plonker

 

[Lovekraft]

Think the 1 year choice is great for those that intend to flip domains quickly, a significant drop in costs would be much appreciated! Sometimes i only get a few days, even hours worth of my 2 years.

 

[FagEnd]

I like the status quo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krK7Q49o6uA

Why fix what isn't broken?

 

[DarrenTSO]

Why fix what isn't broken?

To improve?