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teddyh
on Oct 31, 2023
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.io considered harmful
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Modified3019
on Oct 31, 2023
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About as useful as calling someone vain because they wear clothes.
bigstrat2003
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"Vanity domain" is based on the common (in US English) term for custom license plates, "vanity plates". Neither is meant to indicate an accusation against the person's character, it's just a figure of speech.
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