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Baseless accusations?

"Since 2014, Namecheap has developed a reputation as spam haven, ignoring spam reports.[8]"

The source for this claim is an anonymous posting on a discussion board. Hardly an authoritative source. I suggest this be deleted promptly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.180.215.140 (talk) 00:19, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not just one posting. That's a whole thread. And a quick search returns lots more, including https://tacit.livejournal.com/608386.html which was also mentioned on that thread. Or https://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=700628. Or https://www.mywot.com/en/forum/20122-redirection-spams-sponsored-by-namecheap. So, this doesn't seem to be baseless at all. From the links, Namecheap acknowledges that they operate an open redirect service, which, not surprisingly, is used and abused by spammers. By not shutting this service down they open themselves up to spam accusations. jfeise (talk) 06:29, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just thought I'd put in my 2cents. This is silly, non-encyclopedic information. Regardless of the truth of the claim, imho it clearly does not qualify as notable under Wikipedia's notability guidelines. This really appears to be a disgruntled user who is taking their rage out via Wikipedia, and it is significantly detracting from the quality and trustworthiness of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB10:8:176:5E51:4FFF:FE92:13C3 (talk) 18:59, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It appears jfeise is edit-warring and refusing to constructively talk. I am considering reporting him. Please provide arguments here rather than force reverting differing opinions. 2607:FB10:8:176:5E51:4FFF:FE92:13C3 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 17:09, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? I put sourced info back into the article that you removed. It qualifies as notable. What does "reporting him" mean? This is not some high school... And please do not modify my user page. If you want to contact me, use my talk page. Thank you. jfeise (talk) 17:50, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Namecheap?

I haven't seen 'c' capitalized in Namecheap anywhere but this article. I suggest moving it, but I'm leaving comment here in case there's a good reason -- I see Namecheap currently redirects to NameCheap, so someone must have thought about this. Mike Linksvayer (talk) 00:19, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

eNom reseller

Namecheap is an eNom reseller, I think this should be mentioned somewhere in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B3N (talk • contribs) 19:53, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Add specific industries?

Add specific industry categories like Godaddy has?

Namecheap should also have Domain Registrar, Web hosting, SSL certificates, VPS Hosting listed as industries. Godaddy has the specific ones listed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godaddy

Spacegeek31 (talk) 17:13, 5 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Using Namecheap's new logo

I have contacted Namecheap for permission to add their new logo to the wiki article. They have escalated a ticket to their management, I will update this when I hear back from Namecheap regarding using their new logo for the wiki article. Spacegeek31 (talk) 13:55, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Namecheap has provided the logo for use on Wikipedia. Branding guidelines have also been added to the logo information page. Spacegeek31 (talk) 17:27, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki information states that NameCheap is located in Los Angeles. Customer support operations are located in Ukraine, not Los Angeles. Given recent events in Ukraine, any operations located in Ukraine would represent a certain degree of country-risk, which may be meaningful to users of their service and, therefore, should be a matter of disclosure if Wiki is going to show Los Angeles as its location. Their using Ukraine for customer support would also explain why there is no phone support. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PKMAtLarge (talk • contribs) 18:24, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since 2014, Namecheap has developed a reputation as spam haven, ignoring spam reports.

I suggest removal - Spamcop is not showing this anymore nor is there any additional complaints except for this 1 person.

Please sign your comments. That link to Spamcop continues to be active. And I don't understand the second part of your comment. Are you affiliated with Namecheap to know the number of complaints? jfeise (talk) 21:44, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Breach - Namecheap Inc (IANA 1068) 1-May-2014

Ouch! Looks like Namecheap fell behind on their ICANN homework:
- https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/serad-to-kirkendall-01may14-en.pdf
Probably a moot issue by now.

– Conrad T. Pino (talk) 01:15, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV

This article is clearly pro Go-Daddy and anti Namecheap and it should be completely rewritten ASAP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:63:C3E6:4400:707D:E7:BD50:8F94 (talk) 03:49, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? When I look at the article and see the Anti-SOPA advocacy section, it clearly is not "pro Go-Daddy." jfeise (talk) 07:03, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2020

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Namecheap was founded by Richard Kirkendall in October 15, 2000. 91.140.129.37 (talk) 15:17, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. SK2242 (talk) 15:27, 17 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]