is there a .js? if not we should probably build an ad-hoc framework to support it
TLDs with two letters are only for countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain
The new TLDs are here, do you really need Yourname.BLARGH?
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Re: The new TLDs are here, do you really need Yourname.BLARGH?
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Automatic spam filters and search engines are going to down rank them heavily. It's hard to automatically evaluate domain names such as xkcd but anything under .ecom is probably trash.
That's supposed to be a reason for forbidding it? Anybody could have any number of reasons for wanting a particular domain. Maybe someone will make the next del.icio.us? Maybe a TLD you don't like completes a word or phrase that makes a good brand, or is part of the next big viral trend that goes on to shape our culture in ways we wouldn't have anticipated. Maybe people are just okay with being penalized by search en…
>>Maybe someone will make the next del.icio.us?..
Let's hope not. I could never remember where that first dot went and usually took at least a couple of goes to find the site. Thankfully they can now be found at the less 'look how clever we've been', but infinitely easier to remember delicious.com
Re: The new TLDs are here, do you really need Yourname.BLARGH?
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I'll bet you just don't understand why the tech crowd is becoming vilified in San Francisco, too.
I'd really like to think it was a clever, self-aware, parody comment. (The "I'm not advocating this" part seems to weaken this, though. )
Well, I tend to agree with you that this a political impossibility. But I think it's worth thinking a bit about why you find it so outrageous. If the problem is "domain name registration might be unaffordable for the impoverished", what's the negative side to letting anyone at all have extremely cheap registration just by claiming to be poor? It's hassle-free price discrimination. Is it morally offensive to you when e.g. a company lets you use their software with prominent branding attached for cheap, or the same software, whitelabeled, for dear?
If the problem isn't "domain name registration might be unaffordable for the impoverished"... maybe it's worth thinking about what the problem is?
Re: The new TLDs are here, do you really need Yourname.BLARGH?
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's supposed to be a reason for forbidding it? Anybody could have any number of reasons for wanting a particular domain. Maybe someone will make the next del.icio.us? Maybe a TLD you don't like completes a word or phrase that makes a good brand, or is part of the next big viral trend that goes on to shape our culture in ways we wouldn't have anticipated. Maybe people are just okay with being penalized by search en…
I was not suggesting that we should ban those domain names. However, using one is probably a bad idea, which makes adding them a waste of time. In the end there being added because companies know they can sell those domain names not because there useful. A more useful option IMO is to have things default to .com if someone does not enter a domain name like how you can avoid country codes or area codes when dialing lo…
As if to prove my point, you're using really random, idiosyncratic reasons to prevent creation of TLDs, and neglecting to consider that they might have any number of values we are yet to anticipate.
They don't need a reason to be added, other than offering more choice and more possibilities. You can not like them all you want, that doesn't mean they won't have value or that people shouldn't be free to explore the possibilities as they please.
Re: The new TLDs are here, do you really need Yourname.BLARGH?
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's supposed to be a reason for forbidding it? Anybody could have any number of reasons for wanting a particular domain. Maybe someone will make the next del.icio.us? Maybe a TLD you don't like completes a word or phrase that makes a good brand, or is part of the next big viral trend that goes on to shape our culture in ways we wouldn't have anticipated. Maybe people are just okay with being penalized by search en…
>>Maybe someone will make the next del.icio.us?.. Let's hope not. I could never remember where that first dot went and usually took at least a couple of goes to find the site. Thankfully they can now be found at the less 'look how clever we've been', but infinitely easier to remember delicious.com
It launched a catchy brand that was for a time the most dominant social bookmarking site on the internet. I don't think they would have chosen to do anything differently with respect to their original domain name.
Re: The new TLDs are here, do you really need Yourname.BLARGH?
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd really like to think it was a clever, self-aware, parody comment. (The "I'm not advocating this" part seems to weaken this, though. )
Well, I tend to agree with you that this a political impossibility. But I think it's worth thinking a bit about why you find it so outrageous. If the problem is "domain name registration might be unaffordable for the impoverished", what's the negative side to letting anyone at all have extremely cheap registration just by claiming to be poor? It's hassle-free price discrimination. Is it morally offensive to you when…
It's outrageous because the argument is that it would be really cool to brand poor people with a big red letter because you couldn't get pets.com when you wanted it.
Most of the world can't seriously afford $100/year for a domain registration. Get out of your bubble.