Rants and Raves of a “Cute but Psycho” Mom

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GoDaddy suspends accounts without due cause. They often even levy an arbitrary “fines” and hold your domain name ransom until you pay it. GoDaddy stores your credit card number when you make a purchase, allowing them to levy “fines” without your consent (example1, example2, example3).

For example, when Nick Berlette exposed a serious security hole in the website of DynaDot.Com, they apparently responded by persuading GoDaddy to shut down his blog rather than fixing their pathetic security [agiorlando.com]. GoDaddy of course complied immediately, and sent him this shutdown notice. Note that GoDaddy used the ransom approach here, saying he had two options: Pay a “$199 non-refundable reactivation fee” and GD will put his web site back up, or “if you choose to transfer the berlettefx.com domain name to another registrar, we first require that you pay a $75 administration fee … to cover the costs of responding to or “cleaning up” the situation caused by your web site.

The author of this web page had a similar experience.

GoDaddy loses customer domains. Tim Ziegler learned this the hard way. He founded the site FamilyAlbum.com. Someone filed a complaint that his whois data was invalid. GoDaddy responded by sending him an email asking him to confirm or correct his whois registration data. When he didn’t respond in time, GoDaddy took the extraordinary step of deleting the domain name he had paid for and selling it to someone (possibly the same guy who filed the whois complaint) who had already placed a backorder on FamilyAlbum.Com. GoDaddy refused to return the domain name to its rightful owner. There is a good writeup at Domain Name Wire, along with a GoDaddy response where they disclaim responsibility. DomainNameWire also asked other registrars what they would have done. None of them had the GoDaddy policy of “send an email then delete the domain if no response comes in time”. If you hold domains at GoDaddy, you better not go on any extended vacations, suffer hospitalization, or use a spam filter which might drop that critical email!

GoDaddy uses dirty tricks to block domain name transfers. If you make the mistake of becoming a GoDaddy customer, you may find it difficult to leave. ICANN is supposed to regulate registrars to ensure competition, but GoDaddy is constantly pushing the boundaries. For example, this section just discussed how GoDaddy may delete your domain if you don’t keep your whois information up-to-date. But whenever you update the information, a checkbox pops up saying “For security purposes I authorize the rejection of all transfer requests for all selected domain names for a period of 60 days…”. If you don’t check that box, GoDaddy won’t let you update your contact information. And if you do check the box, GoDaddy refuses to let you transfer the domain because they claim you “expressly and voluntarily objected through opt-in means” to the transfer. There is a thread about this on NoDaddy forums. GoDaddy imposes the 60-day transfer embargo in other cases too, such as when you transfer a domain name between accounts. If they make you wait long enough, you may have to renew the domain name so it doesn’t expire. Renewals cause another 60-day transfer embargo.

GoDaddy knows they are violating ICANN rules with the whois-change-embargo, and will back down if they believe you will file an ICANN complaint. Detailed instructions for what to say have been posted at the forums.

GoDaddy charges extra for a privacy service, then gives up your contact information to anyone who threatens to sue. In News.Com’s Private domains not so private?, Alan Cordle pays extra for GoDaddy’s privacy service on his poetry contest review site (Foetry.Com), then is outed by GoDaddy at the first sign of trouble.

It is really bothering me that this slimeball company is able to get away with the things they do. I can see them having their commercials aired on “pay per view” but NOT public tv….come on

Is it fair for a Dad to have to explain to his 6 year old what “enhancements” are due to a commercial aired on a public station? no….that should be up to the parent when they explain that to their child. Not because they are forced into an uncomfortable situation due to a sleazy sex Ad.

Why would anyone want to support Go Daddy? This is a company that pushes the envelope, doesn’t care who they upset, or offend, or how inappropriate they are. They even admitted that they didnt care what was said, any publicity is good publicity including bad, which is mostly what they are getting. All they are after is your wallet, your money, and they will piss off and demoralize whoever they have to, especially women in order to get what they want. Would you really want to support this company when they have SUPER LOW character like that?

I think there should be some act on this situation and Go Daddy should not be allowed to air on public television due to their inappropriate “adult” Ads. They think it is funny to insult women and sexualize them to no end.

actually you probably do LOL….the balls of the directors of the commercials and go daddys reps considering the slutty bimbos they hire. Who weigh heavily for boobs over brains. 

Danica I WAS your fan. I thought you were a kick ass chick and held your own. I figured you had dignity and wouldn’t even look “go daddys” way because of their sexist, silly, trashy reputation. Do you have no respect for yourself? They are damaging to your image and your reputation. But maybe you are like the hookers on their website and the white trailor trash “hooter-i-fic” type models they have posing for them and flashing their over exposed cleavage and flaunting their horrible acting skills lol.

Danica, why not pose in your bra, or bend over to pick up a pencil in daisy dukes and pasties for the next commerical. I am sure Go Daddy would love it. Nice crowd you are aiming for.

Well…you just LOST one NON sexist fan.

Good luck!!!!!! YOU SUCK!!! LOL 

maybe you should find a strip club to sponsor you too and you could drive topless??? now THAT’S aiming high ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It truly is sad that you took this route. Being sponsored by Go Daddy and taking Showers on the internet for their sexist ads, when you could be a strong and positive role model for young females. To me, you are a poor one. You of all people should know how hard it is to be a victim of sexism being in a profession where the majority of drivers are male. Instead you perpetuate the same male dominant society that prevented women like yourself the opportunity to be race car drivers. Ya you are doing these ads for money, but there are other ways you can make money and you can respect women at the same time (amazing isnt it?!?!). You should take the money you have earned from Trashy “go daddy” and use it towards STOPPING putting women in a bad light. There is too much of that already. We aren’t brainless bimbos with our priority being our tits, ass and being bad actors lol  there is still time for you to change. quit supporting go daddy and the horny retarded 18 year old boner boys that are their customers. It’s organizations like these that make it hard for women to be taken seriously and are taking steps back rather than forward.