i've been using a rather 'rare' two letter tld for my e-mail address since forever. besides the typical autocomplete in forms to suggest to change it to a more common tld, it seems to work quite well for me. People also don't seem to have an issue remembering the tld as it seems to match closely with the common tld used within my country, but distinctive enough to not forget. .party as tld might not be the best idea of course, considering you might want to be taken seriously in your future e-mailing endeavors.
Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
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Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#12"ruin my life" sounds a bit drastic.
The only drawback I can think of is some sites not recognizing the TLD like you already suggested.
What cost do you consider enormous?
Yes, they're not the cheapest, but they're still cheaper than many other types.
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#13What do you plan to use the email for? If it’s for serious stuff I would stick with one of the OGs. Not worth getting a “unique” TLD.
> Not worth
What's the "worth" part mean here?
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#14My usual email domain is a .us, and very ocassionally, I have trouble with it and need to use a .org.
I would never use my .fun or .pictures domains for email; I imagine there are lots of places still using ancient regexes for domain checking.
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#15I brought a .ch (swiss, worked for my name) domain and have only ever had a small handful of bad sites that "validate" via checking for .com.
I would say if you're going to make it a lifetime domain then perhaps something that works in a personal and professional setting might be worth considering.
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
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Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#17I bought .store and regretted it, ended up switching to .com
Combination of spam classification and form fill regex issues
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#18I've got an info domain and apart from one form giving me a warning ("make sure the domain is correct"), I've never had an issue over the last 15 years.
The only realistic risk I can think of is the whole TLD going under / changing like the .io - but that's still extremely unlikely.
There's a lot of ideas about different TLDs that are really hard to verify, but ended up somehow in the cargo cult knowledge area. Especially the search / spam ranking. I'm sure there's some edge case somewhere out there, but in general I've yet to see hard data that it's got any meaningful effect.
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#19I bought .store and regretted it, ended up switching to .com Combination of spam classification and form fill regex issues
How do you know the spam classification happened due to the TLD?
Re: Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD?
#20I have a .in domain email address and there have been occasions where it is rejected by some email address validation logic.