whats the deal with .orgs

[BitCoinNutJob]

Not meaning to call out this site but what is the ruling with .org domains, can you legally have adverts on the site or does it depend on country?  I always thought .org meant non profit or charity ?

[bluefirecorp]

It's the internet. There are no laws. I could buy a .org and put porn on it if I wanted.

ICANN technically controls the rules, but they're very very loose to say the least.

Also, there's a billion TLD now. You can get almost anything; bitcoinnutjob.ninja is probably for sale right now.

[BitCoinNutJob]

It's the internet. There are no laws. I could buy a .org and put porn on it if I wanted.

ICANN technically controls the rules, but they're very very loose to say the least.

Also, there's a billion TLD now. You can get almost anything; bitcoinnutjob.ninja is probably for sale right now.

.ninja would be pretty terrible though right?

.com is always considered best?

.org seems decent - authoritative.

.net is like a value version of .com

.co.uk .us etc fine if only for that country

do people rate the rest of the .whatevers or doesnt this matter anymore ?

[BadBear]

.org no longer has restrictions like non profit organizations/non commercial. Craigslist.org would be a popular example.

[bluefirecorp]

It's the internet. There are no laws. I could buy a .org and put porn on it if I wanted.

ICANN technically controls the rules, but they're very very loose to say the least.

Also, there's a billion TLD now. You can get almost anything; bitcoinnutjob.ninja is probably for sale right now.

.ninja would be pretty terrible though right?

.com is always considered best?

.org seems decent - authoritative.

.net is like a value version of .com

.co.uk .us etc fine if only for that country

do people rate the rest of the .whatevers or doesnt this matter anymore ?

Well, ICANN just released a BUNCH of new TLDs this year, I believe.

I mean, we have EVERYTHING now. Here's just a few examples:

.properties
.club
.vc
.tv (old)
.io (oldish)
.social
.reviews
.community
.events
.rentals
.dance
.democrat
.condos
.cool
.sexy
.directory

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Now looking at those domain names, you could pick up say: "housing.reviews" and make a website about reviews of rental properties or something.
Could do "newyork.social", and make a social site for new york people.

Could also do like "newyork.events" or something -- these are FULLY working domain names mind you. And they're easier to remember than "housingreviews.com or .org or .net".

[BadBear]

.sexy? Sweet, time to register firstnameis.sexy.

[bluefirecorp]

.sexy? Sweet, time to register firstnameis.sexy.

Why not just register "is.sexy"? This way you could do a bunch of subdomains: "bob.is.sexy" "jeff.is.sexy".

Edit: Damn, taken

[BadBear]

Edit: Aw

[BitCoinNutJob]

.org no longer has restrictions like non profit organizations/non commercial. Craigslist.org would be a popular example.

well sweet

you could pick up say: "housing.reviews" and make a website about reviews of rental properties or something.
Could do "newyork.social", and make a social site for new york people.

yes i like it

[Lethn]

http://www.idcwebs.com/Understanding_Web_Extensions.htm

[hilariousandco]

I think they were bringing out .sex ones but haven't seen any. My favourite is the .co.ck domains. Registered in the Cook Islands  .

[zimmah]

.sexy? Sweet, time to register firstnameis.sexy.

Why not just register "is.sexy"? This way you could do a bunch of subdomains: "bob.is.sexy" "jeff.is.sexy".

Edit: Damn, taken

probably instantly taken by someone who is very up-to-date on things like this.

[Slark]

I think that at this time not many people are paying attention to what is at the end of the internet address. I mean org com net .. whatever.
As long as the site is good it doesn't matter

[nahtnam]

I dont think there are any rules for any domains (as far as profit goes).

You can make as much money as you want off of a .org although its not ideal.

[pummle]

Not meaning to call out this site but what is the ruling with .org domains, can you legally have adverts on the site or does it depend on country?  I always thought .org meant non profit or charity ?

Why wouldn't an organization be allowed to have ads on their website? Just because they are non-profit does not mean they cannot charge money for things! Non-profit organizations need to pay for things, so they have to get money somehow.

[Bizmark13]

There are no rules for .org domains. Ever heard of 4chan? Same goes for .com, .info, .net, and a few others. There are rules for .gov and .edu domains and some country-specific domains require you to either be in that country or to be connected to that country in some way however.