GoDaddy Competitor Offering Deal to Move Your Domains from the Elephant Killer CEO. EXPIRES TOMORROW

[onehandle]

Anticipating a backlash, GoDaddy competitor NameCheap.com has already swooped in. The company is running a transfer from GoDaddy to Namecheap.com for .com, .net and .org domains for $4.99 with 20% of the proceeds going to SaveTheElephants.com. For its part, GoDaddy has yet to address the issue on its company blog. Reps from the company could not be reached for comment.

http://mashable.com/2011/03/31/godaddy-ceo-elephant

Details on transfer deal here. Expires Saturday At Midnight Eastern!

Show your protest by saying BYEBYEGD again and transfer your domains to Namecheap for $4.99 through 11:59pm EST on 4/2/11 (limit 10 per user, valid for all com/net/org domains). Use coupon code BYEBYEGD and let’s help the Elephants together!

http://community.namecheap.com/blog/2011/03/30/elephants

See here for backstory:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4796951

[Poll_Blind]

1. I heartily support this style of voting with your pocketbook!

:thumbsup:

PB

[xchrom]

3. +1

[Turbineguy]

2. Elephant Killer?

Maybe he just doesn't like republicans.

[Ian David]

4. OMG! He killed Dumbo's mommy!

[RebelOne]

14. That is not a funny comment. n/t

[Ian David]

17. It's meant to highlight the emotional attachment people have to elephants. n/t

[katanalori]

5. BUT ...He HAS explained

why he killed elephant and how he WILL do it again!

"Parsons, calling in from Hawaii, explained that the “problem elephant” he killed in Zimbabwe was responsible for trampling crops – crops that villagers apparently completely relied on for food and income. He explained that not only do the villagers no longer have to worry about a pack of elephants ruining their crops once the powerful bull elephant has been killed, but that the elephant remains afford them a good source of protein."

See video of his "explaination" here:

"Parsons seems to grow more defensive as the interview goes on and, well. We’re not so sure how that helps his case. In any case, check out the interview for yourselves, via CNN. Do you buy Parsons’ explanation?"

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/on-cnn-combative-godaddy-ceo-explains-why-he-killed-an-elephant-and-will-again/

[SoCalDem]

7. Maybe the elephant needed food too..and the people encroached on HIS territory

but then people are always "more important", aren't they:eyes:

[wtmusic]

16. He says he volunteers his time to hunt "problem elephant"

as opposed to "endangered elephant" (I'll be damned if I can tell the difference).

[Ian David]

18. If they'd had bee hives, the elephants would have stayed away. n/t

[snagglepuss]

6. k & r

:kick:

[Shagbark Hickory]

8. What did I miss? Whats this all about?

[onehandle]

12. Here --->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4796951

[Manifestor_of_Light]

9. Hostasaurus is good. n/t

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. I've used NameCheap for domain registration. They're okay.

Haven't used them for domain hosting though.

[xchrom]

11. Kick

[girl gone mad]

13. Done!!

Thank you!

[onehandle]

15. Transfered my domains. Went smoothly. Much easier/cleaner interface than GoDaddy. nt

[Shagbark Hickory]

19. namecheap isnt loading. slashdotted probably

[onehandle]

22. Probably. Try again later or tomorrow. nt

[onehandle]

25. I was able to get through a few minutes later. nt

[Lisa0825]

20. Any other suggestions for people wanting to switch if they can't get through

to NameCheap?

I have a friend with 50 domains to change!

[onehandle]

21. The NameCheap deal is only good for up to 10 domains anyway. nt

[Lisa0825]

23. Ok, then, any suggestions for even if she DOES get through?

She is motivated to switch them all. She was already pissed at GoDaddy, but just hadn't made the move yet.

[onehandle]

24. No, sorry. I would keep trying tonight or try again tomorrow. I was able to get through just now. nt

[freeplessinseattle]

26. Thank you! Since I've had GD I get so much upsell spam from

them and it won't go into the spam box no matter how many times I've checked it. It's pretty obnoxious and I am not surprised at the character of the man in charge.

[onehandle]

27. I finally dug through their many levels of control panels and found the email options.

I was able to eliminate all of their various newsletters (upsells), single offers (more upsells), and third party offers (yet more upsells).

I didn't want to guide their spam into my junk folder, because I was afraid that alerts about my domains would go there too.

[onehandle]

28. The transfer deal has been extended through Monday at Midnight. nt