Just a thought for those of you who have your own domains: don’t let ’em expire. If you do, they may be snatched up by some unsavory company and anyone who comes to visit you may see advertisements to casinos, pharmaceutical items, or worse. This creates a burden for those who have domains who don’t want to pay $10 each year to renew.
For those of you considering registering a domain, keep this in mind. It may not be an issue if no one outside your immediate circle visits your site and thus you are able to alert in advance all of your visitors (and linkers). Another method may simply be to put up an “out of service” sign for some months or years (depending upon the nature of the site and visitors) before you decide not to renew. I think I would consider this an obligation for believers who have domains, out of consideration for others.
I have become aware of this issue through some links from BiblePlaces.com that go to websites that used to be about Bible-related material but now are not.
Anyone know of a better solution?