I'm not attacking you, but I'm trying to understand the logic.
Since fieldguide.com is no longer available to register, it would have to be purchased from the current owner and he would most probably charge a nice premium. What is the different between paying the registry and registrar more than regular registration fee of a .com versus paying current owner of fieldguide.com a premium and then paying regular $9 yearly renewal? Shouldn't the decision be based on expected return of investment (taking uncertainty into account) and not emotionally based on who is being paid?
logic, you ask for, huh?
well.....
field is vague, paired with .guide, still vague, but it looks good
Montana field guide.com
Oregon field guide.com
those are more specific, and more to the point of what I meant... as alternate choices.
still, even if i bought fieldguide.com from current owner at a premium, the expected return on a .com....is currently expected to be higher than a .whatever
and.... we know the renewal pricing for .com, whereas renewal pricing for .whatevers, especially the premium priced one's, we don't know if it will stay same or go higher.
as for who is getting paid, the registry/registrars isn't/aren't "supposed" to be making huge profit margins on "registrations". their cut previously was a few cents to a couple of dollars, over icann charges.
but these .newfangles reg fee's are all over the chart, and until there is a predictable sense of stability, it's an illogical scenario to invest in.
imo...