I'm aware of several parked domains that I'd sort of like. If they expire because their current owner decides to save the domain fees, I'll think about picking them up and using them.
In the case above the domain would no longer be interesting for spammers because the traffic would have died down, substantially increasing your chances of getting it for legit purposes.
It would also reduce the chances of expired domains being used for phishing.
Certainly a nice stat to see, but what I think would be significantly more interesting is data on bulk buyers of domains. After all, a drop in deletions says nothing about the purchasing of said domains; what would be great to see is a drop in bulk domain purchases.
I disagree. Tasting put a huge load on the TLD registries, requiring upgrades that us legitimate domain owners ended up paying for. Also, tasters are not going to start buying tons of domains, since tasted domains are by definition unprofitable to hold.
For a group that emphasizes thinking for oneself, it sure seems that there are a lot of rules for when it is or is not appropriate to vote on something. How about letting people decide for themselves what to vote on?
The fact is, to the site, an upvote means "please move this up the page", and a downvote or flag means "please remove this". At a most basic primal 2-year-old communication level, up is "yes" and down is "no".
This duality I find annoying - I want to be able to upvote with reasoning, even if there are just two vote types "Yes/No" and "Up/Down". Then I can show agreement or show that someone added to the thread but didn't say something I agree with.
I'm all for a grace period of a year after a domain has been owned by another party. Just like old phone numbers.