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

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

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Post by cpach »

cjsaltlake wrote: post #42
rimliu wrote: post #33

How about .straight and .bisexual?

The community for straight people is too disparate to be meaningful. .bi is interesting though..

Yep. As a straight person I really don’t feel that I have very much in common with someone just because of the fact that they’re straight.

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

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Post by tobilocker »

messe wrote: post #13
tuxxy wrote: post #10

I preordered https://areyou.gay a while ago. I don't know what to put on it, but I would like to host a FAQ or something for people who are questioning their sexuality and make it v wholesome.

As a temporary placeholder, I suggest either putting a big Yes , or maybe have it be No dependent on an RNG. In the same vein as http://arethebritsatitagain.com/

And then giggle in your basement?

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Post by tuxxy »

arkitaip wrote: post #23
tuxxy wrote: post #10

I preordered https://areyou.gay a while ago. I don't know what to put on it, but I would like to host a FAQ or something for people who are questioning their sexuality and make it v wholesome.

I think you should transfer the domain to a gay rights org or similar because this type of domain squatting is obnoxious. I mean, you didn't even have a plan for the domain, just registered it for the novelty.

Isn't the open internet great? I can register a domain to use for my own purposes so I can also have a voice.

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Post by C1sc0cat »

bartvk wrote: post #11

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

It did but not any more.

There is a trope of retired Colonel writing to the Times bemoaning the of gay in its new form. in the 1960's

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Post by 737maxtw »

i_love_limes wrote: post #41
numlock86 wrote: post #9

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

> Buy TLD aimed for a community of persecuted people > Use it to make fun of them Cool.

Ironically I saw it more as profiting from folks who would have such as a domain as a showing of pride, but i am fortunate enough to work in an environment where people are comfortable enough to do that sort of thing.

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Post by mytailorisrich »

This opens the flood gates for TLDs for every community under the sun (as long as it is PC, of course). There is gold at the end of the rainbow... But really this trend of multiplying TLDs ad infinitum has been going on for years because it's free money.

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Post by sonicggg »

tuxxy wrote: post #10

I preordered https://areyou.gay a while ago. I don't know what to put on it, but I would like to host a FAQ or something for people who are questioning their sexuality and make it v wholesome.

Damn, people are quick. I did a couple of searches, and all the good ones are taken already. Probably most by squatters.

How did your even find out about it? Do squatters have a newsletter on new domain sales or something?

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