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Hi Folks,
I mentioned that I would check to see whether the porn sites were blocked by our filter. I did and they are. In
doing so, I gained some additional insights and an idea on how to put an end to the practice, or at least discourage it.
I already mentioned that if you find a site that has been porn-napped,
you should warn others and caution them not to go there out of curiosity, because that is what the pornographers want and it will make them money.
I also cautioned that this would not do
the job alone. There would have to be a boycott of purchasing
any of the domain names. Here is how this can be accomplished. Make it clear in your messages that these domain names have been rendered worthless by the tactics of the pornographers. Here is why.
I said that the sites were
blocked by the filter, but it's not just the EuroSluts site. 21CT and NetTech are both blocked. As these porn-napped sites are reported back to filtering companies, they are blocked. In very short order, most of the filters will be blocking these sites, which means if someone were to purchase 21CT or NetTech and put up a web site, the site would be blocked from the view of most of schools in the country. How much would you pay to own a cool domain name that would be invisible to its target audience?
The porn site states the any bid under $550.00 US will be ignored. Guess what, with filtering companies rushing to block the sites, I wouldn't take the domain name if the paid ME $550.00. ;->
So if you encounter a site that was taken over by EuroSluts, report it to a filtering company and put it on your block list if you can configure your filter. As each company blocks it, its resale
value drops and quickly becomes all but worthless.
Now let's see what transpires, because I sent the following message using the web form that accepts bids on the domain names.
Your
strategy of holding defunct educational web sites with the idea of selling them back at a higher price is about to backfire. In case you
don't realize it, the Children's Internet Protection Act passed last year requires ALL schools who receive Federal funding through the E-rate program to put technology in place that protects students from pornographic images. By taking over education sites, you are rendering the domain names worthless, because they are very quickly being blocked by filtering companies. For example, you took over 21ct.org which had 2100+ links to it in Altavista. Very shortly, almost anyone who clicks on those sites from a school will get nothing more than a message that the site has been blocked by the district's filter. So forget the $550.00. Anyone who would pay $550.00 for a site that is all but invisible to its target audience is a fool. Granted this process won't take place overnight, but you can be sure that the domain names you have squatted upon will not generate the revenue you thought they might. I offer you a possible remedy. Remove all references to pornography from the sites you have squatted on and parked. That way, you won't be rendering the names worthless and you may actually make some money. There are still plenty of links to these sites and people are sure to want to pick up the site names that have not yet been blocked by filters. ...or contact me at the above address, if you are interested selling any of the domains at the standard registration price. I have contact with many of the sites taken over and know they would be willing maintain the registrations they allowed to lapse. If you are not interested in either of my suggestions, I would still appreciate hearing from you.
Take care,
Art
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