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crazy idea: maybe also check to see when the domain was registered? more than a year old doesn't sound like a 'startup'. it could be another metric in the decision engine.

in fact.... i sense a new startup/weekend project. 'spam link analyzer service' which incorporates user defined metrics (e.g. HN metrics)



No, a lot of people sit on good domains for years before doing anything with them.


If this was implemented, I'd imagine the quality of names for RMS candidates would drop off a cliff!

I've got to imagine that everyone who reads these forums has at least 2-3 domains that they've owned for a while for future projects.


I don't think it's a good idea as domains may be placeholders for quite a bit of time. Especially if startup is not a weekend project.




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