SOPA and GoDaddy

[Timothe Litt]

>> Seems like I good idea.  I'll move mine to tucows.

I happen to use GODADDY, though I'm not a defender.  In fact, I don't like a
lot of their policies nor am I sanguine about reports of how they have been
enforced.  But they did support DNSSEC when my previous registrar did not
(and still does not).

I don't follow the logic of moving your business at this point.  They took
an unacceptable position on SOPA; many customers punished them by taking
their business elsewhere.  GD responded by dropping their advocacy for the
unacceptable position.

So now you (and according to web postings, others) still want to move more
business elsewhere?  Others report receiving "please come back" calls, and
responding "no".  Shouldn't you be finding a way to reward their change?

Even if you want a stronger anti-SOPA position from them, it seems illogical
to send the message that changing their position doesn't change their
customers' behavior.

If I were on the receiving end, I might decide that since changing my
position didn't placate my customers, there's no point in listening to them.

I think that if we want to be effective advocates, we need to be careful
about how and when we protest.  Sometimes it can be hard to take "yes" for
an answer...

I'd encourage you to be clear about what more you want from GD if you pursue
moving your business.  I'm not sure that reflexively going with the
(protest) crowd is the right move.

Of course, it's your call.  But that's my 3 cents.

---------------------------------------------------------
This communication may not represent my employer's views,
if any, on the matters discussed.

-----Original Message-----
From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Adam
Peake
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 10:07
To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] SOPA and GoDaddy

GoDaddy supported SOPA and then it didn't, but:  "21,000 domains transfer
out of Go Daddy in 1 day"
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57348183-93/21000-domains-transfer-out-of-
go-daddy-in-1-day/>


Seems like I good idea.  I'll move mine to tucows.

Adam