Interesting article about Moniker - GoFuckYourself.com

baddog · 12-31-2010, 03:58 PM

http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2...o-with-it.html

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I wish the folks at Moniker/Oversee were writing this and not me. I was under the impression they would and do it before today. I urged them in the strongest way I know. But they knew if they did not step up, others would and the story would be made public. This is the story they have failed to tell you and of course I only know some of the details. As a customer from the earliest days, I am not happy to see this.

This involves a domain under privacy, the customer that owned that domain, and the employee that works for the registrar that misused that info by contacting the employer of this customer. Got that?

Then we have an employee of Moniker who not only looked at protected info, but took it a step or two further as you will read below.

BlackCrayon · 12-31-2010, 04:10 PM

most privacy services offer nothing but initial privacy at the whois. they will typically give up like nothing to anyone who asks..

Barefootsies · 12-31-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

most privacy services offer nothing but initial privacy at the whois. they will typically give up like nothing to anyone who asks..

True dat. The level of cooperation at the registrar level varies, but they almost all bend when the wind blows. How much they provide freely is the variant.

Agent 488 · 12-31-2010, 04:22 PM

ho's before bros.

DaddyHalbucks · 12-31-2010, 04:45 PM

Didn't Moniker stop sponsoring the TRAFFIC expo, which is owned by Prick Schwartz? And, didn't Moniker/ Oversee start competing with him with their own tradeshow, DomainFest?

If Prick Schwartz wants full disclosure, how about including that?

VikingMan · 12-31-2010, 04:56 PM

I bet the Moniker employee is a female.

ruff · 12-31-2010, 05:39 PM

Didn't Moniker employees, at one time, jack up the bids on some domains at auction? Seems there are some continuing problems.

suesheboy · 01-01-2011, 07:32 AM

Very disappointing.

Been with them for a long time and have hundreds of domains with them (none with privacy) and have had few problems - all fixed fast.

This however is major breach. It is also not like they were protecting million dollars of year of revenue from one client by throwing a $20 a year client under the bus. Even that wouldn't be right but more understandable.

I would hope this employee is fired and blacklisted from any customer service job or any job with access to private data. I know that won't happen. They should however at least get fired.

fris · 01-01-2011, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by *******

I bet the Moniker employee is a female.

you mean bari?

TheDA · 01-01-2011, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by suesheboy

Very disappointing.

Been with them for a long time and have hundreds of domains with them (none with privacy) and have had few problems - all fixed fast.

This however is major breach. It is also not like they were protecting million dollars of year of revenue from one client by throwing a $20 a year client under the bus. Even that wouldn't be right but more understandable.

I would hope this employee is fired and blacklisted from any customer service job or any job with access to private data. I know that won't happen. They should however at least get fired.

They've been put on administrative leave whilst the company reviews it.

~Ray · 01-01-2011, 08:10 AM

They are probably moving at the speed of their lawyers now.. or you would think they would have been proactive. If not, they had to know what would happen.

Pipecrew · 01-01-2011, 08:15 AM

Rick needs some lessons in drama creation. That was boring

pradaboy · 01-01-2011, 08:20 AM

Rumor is it's about ChefPatrickSucks.com

TheDA · 01-01-2011, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pradaboy

Rumor is it's about ChefPatrickSucks.com

Was that based on people searching for the employeenamesucks.com combos to see which fitted?

pristine · 01-01-2011, 08:49 AM

Moniker sucks now. It used to be much better but ever since the Oversee take over it's sucked balls, I would stay away.

suesheboy · 01-01-2011, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pristine

Moniker sucks now. It used to be much better but ever since the Oversee take over it's sucked balls, I would stay away.

The functionality of the new interface is horrible.

Domain Diva · 01-01-2011, 05:59 PM

its not the first time Moniker have had problems with protecting privacy ..you will find a thread on here (about 6 months ago ) that had people complaining because due to a technical fault everyone could see thier name and address /ownership details for all domains they had private whois protection on ...

Although the problem was fixed many people will now have info still showing in domain tools that captured that info.

u-Bob · 01-02-2011, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

most privacy services offer nothing but initial privacy at the whois. they will typically give up like nothing to anyone who asks..

According to their reps Moniker won't release any info without a court order.

MrCain · 01-02-2011, 08:07 AM

This is very serious. And it's not the first time they had a problem with shady employees doing shady things.

TheDA · 01-02-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MrCain

This is very serious. And it's not the first time they had a problem with shady employees doing shady things.

What are the details of the other times it happened?

MrCain · 01-02-2011, 08:21 AM

TheDA: google Halvarez/Nelson Brady

pristine · 01-02-2011, 08:28 AM

not happy with them.

Nikki_Licks · 01-02-2011, 09:34 AM

Might be time to start migrating my domains somewhere else.

I did not know they were taken over by oversee

u-Bob · 01-02-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki_Licks

I did not know they were taken over by oversee

a couple of years ago...

Slappin Fish · 01-02-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MrCain

TheDA: google Halvarez/Nelson Brady

That fucker Halvarez cost me tens of thousands

DaddyHalbucks · 01-02-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pipecrew

Rick needs some lessons in drama creation. That was boring

Yes, Prick Schwartz is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Moniker is the best registrar I have tried.

imabro · 01-02-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Yes, Prick Schwartz is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Moniker is the best registrar I have tried.

you say that because you are hoping they will buy your overpriced domains

baddog · 01-02-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Yes, Prick Schwartz is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Would it be a mole hill if it was your info?

u-Bob · 01-02-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Yes, Prick Schwartz is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Moniker is the best registrar I have tried.

Moniker is one of the registrars I use and as a customer who values whoisprivacy, I can only say that I am very concerned.

Z · 01-02-2011, 07:17 PM

I've used Moniker for a long time and through the years, they've proven to be an excellent registrar. Monte and his team have been very proactive in resolving issues, big and small. I'm sure they'll handle this with the same professionalism and transparency I've seen from them in the past.

Don't blame the whole company for one person's bad behavior. Maybe it should've come out earlier, but without knowing all the details, I'm hesitant to throw stones.

baddog · 01-02-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Z

I've used Moniker for a long time and through the years, they've proven to be an excellent registrar. Monte and his team have been very proactive in resolving issues, big and small. I'm sure they'll handle this with the same professionalism and transparency I've seen from them in the past.

Don't blame the whole company for one person's bad behavior. Maybe it should've come out earlier, but without knowing all the details, I'm hesitant to throw stones.

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"On Wednesday morning December 22nd I get a call from the domainers employer and he conferences me into a call with Craig Snyder of Moniker. The new GM now that Monte had left earlier in the month. That was the first time I became officially involved."

I wonder how that will effect things there.

AdultB2B · 01-03-2011, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pristine

Moniker sucks now. It used to be much better but ever since the Oversee take over it's sucked balls, I would stay away.

Ditto to that. I couldn't say it better if I tried.

I've moved my domains to GoDaddy. They're not perfect, but at least you get a cs reply from a human being with a brain.

AdultB2B · 01-03-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki_Licks

Might be time to start migrating my domains somewhere else.

I did not know they were taken over by oversee

And Oversee is a nightmare! I like their old management, who is still there. But they are slaves to the new corporate monster.

AdultB2B · 01-03-2011, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Z

I've used Moniker for a long time and through the years, they've proven to be an excellent registrar. Monte and his team have been very proactive in resolving issues, big and small. I'm sure they'll handle this with the same professionalism and transparency I've seen from them in the past.

Don't blame the whole company for one person's bad behavior. Maybe it should've come out earlier, but without knowing all the details, I'm hesitant to throw stones.

Don't be sure. Everyone answers to Oversee now.

fris · 01-03-2011, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by imabro

you say that because you are hoping they will buy your overpriced domains

overpriced is an understatement, he was asking $750,000 for a .org

jrzeygirl · 01-03-2011, 08:56 AM

Happy New Year!

First let me address lemenus/Fris - The Moniker employee is not a female.

The incident was blown up way out of proportion. What happened was a bad judgment call/mistake and it’s being taken very seriously and has been addressed and being handled internally/with HR.

See ya in Vegas!

BlackCrayon · 01-03-2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Didn't Moniker stop sponsoring the TRAFFIC expo, which is owned by Prick Schwartz? And, didn't Moniker/ Oversee start competing with him with their own tradeshow, DomainFest?

If Prick Schwartz wants full disclosure, how about including that?

may the schwartz be with you.

MrCain · 01-03-2011, 09:42 AM

"bad judgment call"?

imabro · 01-03-2011, 10:29 AM

aka rogue employee

webair · 01-03-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by *******

I bet the Moniker employee is a female.

For the record, it's 100% not Bari. To be honest with you, Bari is an awesome person, and a HUGE asset to any company. I would hire her in a NEW YORK MINUTE!

Carry on....

CYF · 01-03-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Z

I've used Moniker for a long time and through the years, they've proven to be an excellent registrar. Monte and his team have been very proactive in resolving issues, big and small. I'm sure they'll handle this with the same professionalism and transparency I've seen from them in the past.

Don't blame the whole company for one person's bad behavior. Maybe it should've come out earlier, but without knowing all the details, I'm hesitant to throw stones.

Monte is no longer with Moniker as of the last day of December.

MrCain · 01-04-2011, 07:00 AM

Bump for updates.

B2BwithJoeD · 01-04-2011, 07:48 AM

Ricksblog.com has enjoyed quite a traffic spike

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MrCain Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,332	This is very serious. And it's not the first time they had a problem with shady employees doing shady things. __________________ Sigmund

01-02-2011, 08:21 AM	#21
MrCain Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,332	TheDA: google Halvarez/Nelson Brady __________________ Sigmund

01-02-2011, 08:28 AM	#22
pristine So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,176	not happy with them.

01-02-2011, 09:34 AM	#23
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01-02-2011, 07:17 PM	#30
Z Vidi Vici Veni Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,308	I've used Moniker for a long time and through the years, they've proven to be an excellent registrar. Monte and his team have been very proactive in resolving issues, big and small. I'm sure they'll handle this with the same professionalism and transparency I've seen from them in the past. Don't blame the whole company for one person's bad behavior. Maybe it should've come out earlier, but without knowing all the details, I'm hesitant to throw stones.

01-03-2011, 08:56 AM	#36
jrzeygirl Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 819	Happy New Year! First let me address lemenus/Fris - The Moniker employee is not a female. The incident was blown up way out of proportion. What happened was a bad judgment call/mistake and it’s being taken very seriously and has been addressed and being handled internally/with HR. See ya in Vegas! __________________ ~Bari [email protected] Skype: jrzeygirl Last edited by jrzeygirl; 01-03-2011 at 08:59 AM..

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MrCain Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,332	"bad judgment call"? __________________ Sigmund

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imabro Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 871	aka rogue employee

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