Interesting to know the thoughts of netstar, especially his mention that domain names are like "virtual" real estate.
As mentioned by mwzd, the expiry of lease leading to return of domain to the registry is what gives domain names a distinct attribute. That, in my opinion is the
key difference.
Just to share, I am into Philately and Numismatics and own more than 3000 stamps of more than 100 countries and about 100 rare coins, 2 of them more than 100 years old and 1 which was minted during the 1st half of the 19th century!
The blessing is, I can just keep my stamps and coins in a safe place within my home (
a place for everything and everything in its place) and forget it even for a decade or more (which actually happened, till I moved recently) and yet what I own will
always be my own. But the same can't hold good with domain names you and I "own" - as of now. Come expiry date, it is pay your
"lease fee" time, else....!!
The article on "The Different Types of Domainers" truly caught my attention. I for one 'am curious to know, mwzd, about the other 'Types'. Just like how each one of us are unique, probably, each one of us could occupy our own space in the world of domaining.
I have heard of something about some people having a "method to the madness". Similary, there is something called "Allergy to Ambiguity". Hope those into domaining won't become '
Allergic' to the 'Ambiguity' that prevails in the '
definition' of a "Domainer"
.