heehee.. I think you missed the sarcasm of phil-dqsds' post... The person recommending the change to the whois search has a motive in spawning interest in the whois.sc site. Phil was just having some fun with it...
Monty
...We could then send out bulk e-mails...
Are you serious?
Bulk email is probably the most irresponsible thing the web has to offer, and it could only damage DQSD's reputation.
When I see a website that I value or like the way searches function or what the search capabilities offer I either write a search for DQSD (most often) or I make an effort to contact the webmaster directly, individually, and provide information about how to create a search for DQSD to make their site more useable and gain the exposure to all of the DQSD users. I recently carried on a discussion with the owners of www.RegExLib.com which went close to these lines, where I convinced them to make their site more DQSD friendly.
Chances are the webmaster simply doesn't know what DQSD is or how to make their forms more DQSD-friendly, or that even with 'support' for DQSD that the user will STILL visit their site - and they will NOT lose whatever advertising revenue they would otherwise have gained. This last point is the one that has changed more minds than any others. Be sure to explain to them that the results will STILL be seen on their site, not through any tool locally that would strip out their advertising, so their ad revenue will not decrease, but their immediate potential audience *will* grow to all users of DQSD. I have no idea how many people this is, but imagine it could sway most webmasters.
Regards,
Shawn K. Hall http://ReliableAnswers.com/
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