Betty,
Yes, the final logic was that if she doesn't want the name or a site and
doesn't want me or anyone else to use her name or put a site up using it, I
would then at least be able to sit on her name and it would be safe from the
cybersquatters Tom mentioned.
This person isn't really, exactly a celebrity. She was on Oprah because she
is, as Oprah said, considered the leading expert (Oprah's words) on a very
serious mental health problem and is an inspiring person and writer who has
written and spoken eloquently about her own personal experience with this
disorder. She is mostly, at this point, an academic (apparently doesn't
even see patients anymore, from what I recently learned), writer, etc. She
may not be all that well known outside of mental health circles, like your
usual celebrity. However, she is very well known in mental health circles,
and undoubtedly, the great majority of people calling since her recent Oprah
appearances (on shows about this problem) are for or about people who are
dealing, directly or indirectly, with this thing. Of course, being on Oprah
twice in a week (and maybe before at some point, as well as other, previous
media exposure) makes anyone much more of a "celebrity," but this would
probably still be within a pretty narrow slice of the overall population.
So I don't consider myself a "fan" in that sense; I am an admirer who is
inspired by her and was looking to her as a possible source of expert
opinion in her field, to help someone. And since she is a mental health
advocate, as am I (though obviously not on the same scale), I also see her,
in this sense, as a potential colleague and fellow traveler of sorts. In
this same sense, I am increasingly becoming a "fan" of Oprah, but probably
not for the same reason that so many of her followers live or die on her
every word. My admiration is quite different - it is because Oprah has
shifted what she is doing on her show in recent years (especially the past
year or so) and is doing many shows to help overcome various prejudices and
deal with various societal problems, from global warming to people who are
shunned because they are "different" in some way, such as having a mental
illness, gender identity issues, bullying, etc. She has an amazing platform
to reach a lot of people who otherwise would not be easily reached, to
inform and especially inspire and empower them. This is what the 2 recent
appearances of this psychologist were about.
Randall
----- Original Message -----
From: "b_s-wilk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Grabbing domain names of well-known persons?
I'm constantly amazed and pleased at the kindness and generosity of
strangers here, and around the world. Jeff, you miss so much by assuming
the worst when most likely the outcome will be neutral or positive.
Randy, there's a fine line between being a fanboy and being a stalker. You
seem to have stayed on the fan side so far. It's possible that the person
for whom you grabbed the eponymous site is too busy to do it on her own.
Or perhaps if she is famous, but tied to research or a profession other
than entertainment, she may prefer a business, group or themed site rather
than one in her own name.
If you have registered her name for a domain, and GoDaddy is annoying, I
think you can transfer it to another more friendly host.
And, Randy, even if you contact that person and she's not interested in
the domain, at least you tried. When you don't try, the answer is always
"no".
Betty
> Ye-e-e-es, Thomas, hence if *she* wanted it by now, *she* would have
> done
> it. Maybe she's doing it as we speak, so it can be done right. I
> don't
> think I'd want someone I didn't know doing that on my behalf, without
> my
> permission.
>
Poor Jeffrey. So used to having people obey senseless rules that he can
no
longer come up with reasonable justifications.
I can see the people in your organization. "Another crazy rule from IT.
Oh
well, I guess we are used to it by now."
Clearly, no one famous or about to be famous would recommend someone
unknown
do something for him/her.
OTOH, looking at what Randy is proposing, he is clearly doing the right
thing by any reasonable person's standards.
There are dozens (that I have heard of) of well-run fan sites that the
famous person endorses. There are also many where the fan set up the
site
and gave it to the famous person later when asked. There are a handful
where there was some sort of legal fight. Somehow, given the evidence, I
suspect that Randy is not the one to start such a thing.
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