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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I agree there can be a
fine line between informing and alarming (scaring). This article
is pumping the negative -- prices "shooting" up. But other thing
that bothered me was that there was no mention of the fact that
.org is really in a different category and serves the public
interest in the internet world. People might not mind paying a
few cents more if that goes towards a cause they believe in.
That information was not part of this article. <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">So, more alarming than
informing, IMHO.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/25/2019 6:23 PM, George Kirikos
wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I think the proper word isn't "scared" but "inform". Raising awareness
about this important issue is something ICANN hasn't done, so it's
left to others to fill the gap.
Do you think it's wrong for registrars like NameCheap to inform their
own customers about what's going on?
Sincerely,
George Kirikos
416-588-0269
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On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 12:17 PM Marita Moll <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net"><mmoll@ca.inter.net></a> wrote:
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Further to our discussions this week re: renewal of .org registry with removal of price cap -- it appears that there is a well organized campaign going on out there to scare people about potential rate hikes. That probably accounts for all those opposition letters we saw posted on the site that George Kirikos was referring to.
See blog below:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.namecheap.com/blog/keep-domain-prices-in-check/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomPriceIncrease_20190425">https://www.namecheap.com/blog/keep-domain-prices-in-check/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomPriceIncrease_20190425</a>
Marita
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