# I was gonna flame his ass...... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 20, 2001, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695 "2001-03-20T09:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LCP2972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@LCP2972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LCP2972)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/1 "2001-03-20T09:22:11Z")
Well , there I was all set to flame the beejeezus out of someone, because of a bogus free domain name link. Not that the link was bad, but the domain registration part did not work, at all, not even a little bit. bastard, I got all excited about that, I’ve been putting off buying a domain name, because we really can’t afford it right now, and I really really really wanted to surprise my wife with a domain in reference to her mind numbing cheescakes. You fucking bastard!, I hope you never get cheescake again! May your ice cream melt before you get it to your bedroom, I hope you never sleep in a bed again, may you be forced to run a bowling alley from midnight to dawn, during the week. I wish a pox of chevettes upon your house, and your wallet. I you ever do this again I personally will hunt you down and force you to eat squash flavored Ben and Jerry’s!! thank you for hearing me out, carry on, I’m over it now. ---
**Author:** ![LCP2972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@LCP2972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LCP2972)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/2 "2001-03-20T09:41:51Z")
I forgot to finish out my thought… shit, preview preview preview… I was going to flame his ass, and one of our thoughtful Mods or Admins, (not sure which one did it) one from MPSIMS, took the thread comepletely away, I just wanted to say “thanks” to which ever one did it. damn, that link pissed me off. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/3 "2001-03-20T11:39:32Z")
Don’t feel too bad, LCP… you’ll get to flame someone eventually. ---
**Author:** ![LCP2972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@LCP2972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LCP2972)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/4 "2001-03-21T10:52:07Z")
yeah sure, that’s what they ALL say. hehe Thanks though, if only for bumping my post. ---
**Author:** ![sleeplessinseattle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@sleeplessinseattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeplessinseattle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/5 "2001-03-21T12:33:49Z")
I just spit diet coke all over it! A pox of chevettes on your house!!! BBBBBBBBBWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/6 "2001-03-22T02:39:48Z")
For a second there, I thought you might have been refering to me. I posted a link yesterday here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=64207](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=64207) At any rate, the only place I’ve seen with actual free domain names is \*\* [http://www.namezero.com](http://www.namezero.com) \*\* The only catch is they put in a thin ad bar at the bottom of your site. I got a free domain name there some months ago, and have been happy with them. After a few months I upgraded to their $19.95/mo package to get rid of the ad bar. Just after I posted the link, though, I went back and saw they had a new policy, that if you want it free you might wait up to 6 weeks. I guess they’re feeling the pressure to in this economic climate. ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/7 "2001-03-22T02:42:42Z")
I meant $19.95 per _year_ for no ad bar. ---
**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/8 "2001-03-22T03:38:43Z")
I’d be careful with **namezero**. If you read the [fine print](http://www.namezero.com/support/policies/sup-pol_tos.shtml), it says that they own the domain name if you quit within the first year, or you must pay them $50 to keep it. After the first year, the fee is “at their discretion.” You are a licensee of the domain name, not the owner. This is for their free service; I didn’t read the terms for the pay service. Arjuna34 ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gonna-flame-his-ass/58695/9 "2001-03-22T03:53:01Z")
I’m on the registration as owner for the pay service, which I have confirmed with [http://swhois.net/](http://swhois.net/) . Also, if I had simply let the the free service lapse they would not have renewed it, so I would have been free to re-register it at that time without their permission. Of course, if the name had high recognition value, such as “mrs\_lcp2972\_cheesecake.com”, they might have renewed it and held me hostage for the $50 😃