Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own?

8 points by rpjt 295 days ago | 10 comments

I'm sure some of us have had domains and have let them expire. Anything interesting at any of your old domains?

Most of them seem to not even justify the cost of ownership for squatters anymore and are free again.

Mister_X 295 days ago |

All five of my former domains since 1999 are now placeholders by squatters.

al_borland 295 days ago | |

I really wish the powers that be would do something about domain squatting. Any decent name is unavailable, or simply unattainable due to the high price… when most of them are sitting unused.

rpjt 295 days ago | | |

How might we influence those powers to do something about this? I can't imagine anyone in opposition except for those who make a living off of squatting.

rpjt 295 days ago | |

This is true for one of mine. Bought it for $12.99 a couple of years ago and now GoDaddy is squatting on it, wanting about $5k

bravesoul2 295 days ago |

Are you expecting me to even remember my old cursed domain names? :)

TradingPlaces 295 days ago |

A site in Japanese that has tips on decorating a sushi restaurant.

rpjt 293 days ago | |

Haha that's great

bravesoul2 295 days ago | |

You win

mmphosis 294 days ago |

Not interesting: expired or 404