.gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public • Hacker News Board

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by gilrain » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:01 PM UTC

mmm_grayons wrote: post #18

bartvk wrote: post #11

I'm not a native speaker; does gay unequivocally relates to romantic preference? Or can it also simply mean "joyful"?

There's still a distinct meani g of happy. For some reason, though, people are trying to stamp it out; I hardly hear it used in new writing.

Interestingly, the adverb form is still mostly used in the joyful sense. "The weather cleared, and the people danced gaily."

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by tobilocker » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:02 PM UTC

numlock86 wrote: post #9

> buy is.gay > make a fortune from selling subdomains

If you are into (falsely) blaming people for their sexuality, that would be a great idea...

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by rimliu » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:02 PM UTC

How about .straight and .bisexual?

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by gruez » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:02 PM UTC

Before anyone gets any ideas:

>The use of .gay for anti-LGBTQ content or to malign or harm LGBTQ individuals or groups is strictly prohibited and can result in immediate server-hold. Prohibited behavior includes harassment, threats, and hate speech. For the complete policy, see: https://toplevel.design/policy

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by CydeWeys » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:03 PM UTC

mmm_grayons wrote: post #18

bartvk wrote: post #11

I'm not a native speaker; does gay unequivocally relates to romantic preference? Or can it also simply mean "joyful"?

There's still a distinct meani g of happy. For some reason, though, people are trying to stamp it out; I hardly hear it used in new writing.

It's not remotely as nefarious as that, it's just that language evolves over time and conflicting meanings that cause confusion tend to be weeded out.

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by chippy » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:03 PM UTC

ffpip wrote: post #7

I want to see whether Google will register google.gay Will they sue me for registering it?

duckduck could be a nice domain

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by alex_young » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:04 PM UTC

.gay sounds like a great way to champion gay rights for a given place or brand. I hope it will become a typical pattern and actually do some good in the world.

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by CydeWeys » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:04 PM UTC

gruez wrote: post #25

ffpip wrote: post #7

I want to see whether Google will register google.gay Will they sue me for registering it?

OTOH, you can probably get away with apple.gay, as long as you don't make your site too specific to apple computers.

Too late, already registered on February 19th.

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by hitpointdrew » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:04 PM UTC

tobilocker wrote: post #32

numlock86 wrote: post #9

> buy is.gay > make a fortune from selling subdomains

If you are into (falsely) blaming people for their sexuality, that would be a great idea...

How is stating a fact "blaming"?

Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

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Post by hn_is_terrible » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:05 PM UTC

No surprise to see that so many of the comments here are gay jokes.

The juvenile bigotry of HN strikes yet again. So much for substantive commentary.