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Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 7:09 PM UTC

profinger wrote: post #38

downtide wrote: post #30

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I figure that as this is an Amazon product it will most likely be available through their domain registration via Route 53. After wading through the control panel, I finally found the domain registration section. But there is no .bot option as yet. Judging by the pricing of other boutique TLDs, listed there, it will probably be a rip off. (Yup, all pure conjecture on my part.)

I got way downvoted for my previous comment. Interesting! lol That said, I didn't even realize Amazon had a domain registration section. I'm with you that it'll be a total rip off. I'm hoping it's not that absurd because it'd be a really fun one to own!

> I got way downvoted for my previous comment. Interesting!

You were downvoted because it added nothing to the discussion.

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 7:10 PM UTC

huac wrote: post #34

Roboprog wrote: post #32

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fem.bot? with apologies to Austin Powers & Steve Austin.

https://vimeo.com/12915013

Have you any idea how it feels to be a Fembot living in a Manbot's Manputer's world?

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by impostervt » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

mthoms wrote: post #35

impostervt wrote: post #25

From wordsapi: robot 4.14 abbot 3.1 bot 3 talbot 2.89 cabot 2.84 turbot 2.27 sabot 2.08

What do the numbers indicate? Frequency of use?

Yes, it's a 1 to 8 scale, where 8 is the most frequent.

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by iLoch » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 7:27 PM UTC

mthoms wrote: post #37

ape4 wrote: post #7

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dot.bot would be good.

Until you try telling someone over the phone to visit your website: w-w-w-dot-dot-dot-bot

http://www.wwwdotcom.com

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by grimmdude » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 7:32 PM UTC

tldr

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by pluma » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 7:42 PM UTC

patricktomas wrote: post #42

mthoms wrote: post #37

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Until you try telling someone over the phone to visit your website: w-w-w-dot-dot-dot-bot

Exactly why Slashdot is a great domain ;)

I never realised slashdot didn't use the www subdomain. The name makes a lot more sense now.

http-slash-slash-slashdot-dot-org

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by AstroJetson » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 9:00 PM UTC

Zikes wrote: post #8

Surprisingly few "clever" possibilities: http://rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=*bot&typeofrhyme=perfe...

Thanks for the list, One of the samples is "sheep nasal bot", I'm going to go for that one!

I also got a laugh, wonder how many readers know who Sebastian Cabot is?

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by samstave » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 9:01 PM UTC

germanier wrote: post #48

kuschku wrote: post #22

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Exactly. For example, two-letter .de domains are far more expensive than normal ones – which is how DB and VW got theirs.

db.de (as well as ix.de, hq.de, and bb.de) was registered before the registration of two-letter was forbidden. After a lawsuit they had to give vw.de to Volkswagen which then led to permitting all short domains. Those were given out on a first-come, first-serve basis (i.e. to those with the best resources).

For $ in pockets DO graft.fu

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by iso8859-1 » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 10:11 PM UTC

impostervt wrote: post #25

From wordsapi: robot 4.14 abbot 3.1 bot 3 talbot 2.89 cabot 2.84 turbot 2.27 sabot 2.08

how do you do a wildcard search on Words API?

Re: new TLD: .BOT

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Post by serge2k » Fri, Dec 11, 2015, 1:30 AM UTC

finnn wrote: post #60

>All domains in the .BOT registry will remain the property of Amazon. according to http://icannwiki.com/.bot

I still find private companies taking generic TLDs like this (that's probably a bad term, I'm trying to say I have a problem with .bot but not say, .aws) a pretty awful idea. What is the point? Why should Amazon get to buy a chunk of the DNS system like this?