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tremontoday at 2:54 PM1 replyview on HN

On the other hand, I struggle to think of a reason how harm could come from delayed activation of a registered public name. Can you describe a use case that cannot be solved by opting for a subdomain of an already-existing domain?


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edenttoday at 3:01 PM

England have just scored the winning goal in the world cup and I want to celebrate by launching my personal tribute on Lionesses.rock

Why shouldn't that go live instantly?

A disgraced pop star has just been found guilty. I couldn't register Bob-The-Builders-Crimes.uk before the verdict and I want to get my story out now.

I've had a brilliant idea for an eCommerce website but it is 1705 on a Friday night and, because no one works weekends, I have to wait until next week before the domain is agreed.

I agree that there's no great harm in having to wait a day, or a week, for registration to complete. But in a world of instant gratification, it feels old fashioned.

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