I just read Mike’s “01/05/2009: Domain Newbies and Junkies… When is enough, enough?” post at wannadevelop.com where he talks about “domain junkies” and “domain newbies”.

I know Mike probably doesn’t know me from Adam, but I just wanted to set the record straight that this “DomainJunkies” doesn’t fit the profile of the “domain junkies” that Mike observes :)

I started this website in 2000, way before most of the domaining boom started. I’m not a major player by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m hardly clueless about the value of domain names and the state of the industry. I tend to avoid vanity and country extensions unless it’s a strong keyword for a site I will develop personally. I still don’t get .tv, and I’m openly prejudiced against anything that is not .com

I honestly prefer to develop a domain name into a great website, and most of my domain name purchases happen after I get yet another idea for an amazing website. Not all my ideas turn out to be great, a couple have actually made it to amazing status, but over the years, my todo list gets longer and longer.

To be honest, I actually agree with some of Mike’s observations (and the ones in Jamie’s post) about the state of sales threads in domain name forums. They could definitely use a bit of an overhaul. At the same time, a savvy developer can find some gems for sale if they keep an eye out. Like my grandma used to say “one man’s regfee is another man’s treasure”. Yep, she was a forward thinker, my nana.