I can't afford paying more for just a word which a domain usually is. I have moved some of my other domains from a Polish registrar to avoid their ridiculous fees which were 3x more than Namecheap offers. Considering our foreign currencies exchange rates, where the USD is more expensive than Polish Zloty, still buying the domain was much more affordable from the US based company than here. I am finally happy to own an educational .info domain which is attached to a 13 years old magazine about philodendron plants and gardening. This domain helps every person interested in the topic to find the magazine much easier online than before and I can put it on my namecards without worrying it would look too long, unlike a subdomain. For many years I was using a little useful subdomain and my magazine was difficult to be listed in ie. Google search results. The .info domain is my well-thought choice of many other affordable domains and it clearly suggests the website I own offers information. My website is designed and developed by myself only, a private person, not a school or organization thus .edu wouldn't do for me and would be too expensive as well. I don't make a living from my website but I help people learn about and love plants which I do through posting an original content, doing a research and observation. Donations didn't work to cover the domain costs so I have to cover all the costs by myself. It's difficult being unemployed. Buying a domain is perhaps cheap but prolonging costs way too much. No monopolist can force me to pay more for knowledge, skills and gifts I am willing to share for free with other passionate people. Sharing useful knowledge is a gift and is a service to others as well, unlike egoistic approach to the Internet users which ICANN clearly has had. -- Best Regards, Draconina