I have several domains with light use or "parked" with Namecheap. A month or two ago, there was a story about their giving someone the boot because they "violated Namecheap's TOS". I seem to recall that said "breach" was weaker and more questionable as well as being based in apparent mis-understanding on Namecheap's part.

At the time, this caused me concern WRT whether more or all domain name registrations might end up subject to the will and whim of individual registrars.

Might I lose a domain due to some arbitrary decision by Namecheap? How long would I have to "rescue" it? What if I was traveling? I do travel to some remote places, occasionally.

Now, it starts to seem indeed more like one's presence in the DNS is or will be subject to the tastes and discretion of the private companies that are the registrars taking, holding, and managing these registrations.

As a famous movies says, "I hate Illinois Nazis."

But DNS should be managed technically, not emotionally.

Not looking forward to the "Great Corporate Firewall" any more than I've not enjoyed the Great Chinese Firewall, et al.

P.S. I guess I should read the article. It will probably be some disgusting behavior that more than half makes me want to change what I've just written.

But, I keep seeing the "open" net being chipped away at. And I'm not sure how or who we trust to draw the line between what's acceptably open and what's not.

P.P.S. Oops, I did already read it. But I didn't see the denigrating article nor much detail about that article, in it. However, I'm guessing it may be the one that a friend shared -- copy/pasta, without linking, by the way; no brownie points for the authors -- because it was so disgusting and offensive, she thought all her friends should be aware of the filth emanating from these people.

It was really damned offensive, and cruel.

Makes me a bit worried about what I wrote, above. Nonetheless, I'm also very worried about DNS becoming a political and emotional football.