Considering I often go long periods without touching my dominators at points, and I know a lot of players do (since they can't harvest them) I don't think this is a good idea.

I like this idea. While everyone's experience can be very different just because of the nature of this game, it seems like the argument about not "touching" your doms would be a result of poor planning. First, I completely understand that some folks may not live/work/be located near multiple gateways, and not everyone is fortunate enough to harvest all of their doms every day like I am. However, if you're going to put up a dominator, it seems to me to be good strategy to be able to access them one way another, even if nothing more than to defend them. Because ultimately, this game is as much about strategy as it is anything else. Most of us have to tend to each of our doms every day. We harvest (happily!) every 35 minutes. And defense is a part of the game. I wouldn't put up a dom if I didn't have a way to access it, whether it be physical proximity, my own beacon, or someone else's beacon. I would argue that a large part of this game is maintaining what you have, so if you don't use it, you lose it! Faroukh's suggestion about healing is great, because it allows players a way to maintain their doms even if they can't harvest them.