1. Number of gTLDs
Generally, how many new gTLDs do you think should be created?
[0 __] [1-10 _X_] [10-50 __] [50-150 __] [150 or more __]
C. CHOICE OF gTLDS
1. Review of IAHC-Suggested gTLDs
How would you rate each of the following gTLD names selected by the IAHC?
a) .firm (intended for businesses, or firms), check one of the below:
[strongly approve __] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove _X
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .firm in
this category? ___BIZ
Special note: A common suggestion is that business term-related gTLDs like
.inc, .corp, .ltd, .plc, .gmbh, .sarl should be selected instead of general
terms like ".firm". However, these terms have legal significance and it is
typically illegal to use them unless the registering entity actually is
"incorporated", a "limited liability company", a "public listed company",
etc. Verifying this would most likely require pre-screening activities by
domain name registrars (as is the case in the UK with plc.uk and ltd.uk)
and probably result in increased registration costs and submission of proof
of related legal status. Also note that since all 2 letter TLDs are
reserved for ISO 3166 country code delegations (e.g., .us, .fr, .au),
equivalent business legal abbreviations commonly used in other languages
(e.g., "sa", "sc", "oy", "ab", and "sl") could not be allocated.
Considering above, would you still prefer to have legal term gTLDs? [yes__]
[no__].
If so, which ones (in order of preference)? _____________________
b) .store (for businesses offering goods to purchase), check one of the
below:
[strongly approve __] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove_X_]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .store in
this category? SHOP__
Special note: There have been many suggestions that .store be replaced by
shop which has significance in
multiple languages and, unlike .store, has related verb and noun meanings.
Do you think .store should be replaced by .shop? [yes_X] [no__]
c) .web (for entities emphasizing activities related to the World Wide
Web), check one of the below:
[strongly approve __] [approve _X] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .web in
this category? ______
d) .arts (for entities emphasizing cultural and entertainment activities),
check one of the below:
[strongly approve __] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove X_]
[strongly disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .arts in
this category? __NONE_
e) .rec (for entities emphasizing recreation/entertainment activities),
check one of the below:
[strongly approve __] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove _X
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .rec in
this category? _NONE_
f) .info (for entities providing information services), check one of the
below:
[strongly approve __] [approve _X_ [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .info in
this category? ______
g) .nom (for those wishing individual or personal nomenclature, i.e., a
personal nom de plume), check one of the below:
[strongly approve __] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove _X_
[strongly disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .nom in
this category? _NAME_
Special note 1: Since this gTLD is for individuals and registrations could
number in the millions, if not hundreds of millions, there is naturally
concern about the scaleability of a personal name space gTLD. There have
been suggestions that in order to improve the scaleability of the .nom name
space, a numerical identifier should be added to the .nom gTLD from the
outset (e.g, .nom1, .nom2, .nom3, etc.) Do you agree? [yes__] [no_X_
Special note 2: There are often suggestions that names like .id, .me, ind,
or .per should be used as a "personal" gTLD. Please note the following
reasons for rejecting these names:
TLDReason for Rejection
.id
•.id is already allocated as the ISO 3166 two-letter country code for
Indonesia •all two-letter top level domain are reserved for future ISO 3166
country-code allocations
.me
•all two-letter top level domain codes are reserved for future ISO 3166
country-code allocations
.ind
•.ind is the three-letter ISO 3166 country code for India, we considered it
prudent to hold this code in reserve
.per
•.per is the three-letter ISO 3166 country code for Peru, we considered it
prudent to hold this code in reserve
2. Creation of gTLD Indicating Adult-Oriented Content
There is often the suggestion made that a dedicated gTLD indicating the
equivalent to a "red-light-zone" would be useful in isolating and filtering
adult-oriented content from minors on the Internet. There are differing
opinions on how effective this would be. The most common suggestion is the
request to create a gTLD .xxx. Do you think that a sort of "red-light-zone"
gTLD should be created?
[strongly approve _X_ [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
If you strongly approve or approve, do you think this should be the gTLD
xxx? [yes_X_ [no__].
If you have replied "no", what gTLD would you suggest in place of .xxx in
this category? ______
3. Other Suggestions
Please make any other suggestion concerning the names of the new gTLDs not
covered above.
Your might want to consider the gTLD .SEX in addition to or in place of the
.XXX gTLD, as .SEX is more accurate of what this new gTLD represents. That
way no one can say they didn't know .SEX site was an adult oriented site.
Sincerely,
Robert Woeger
webspace@codenet.net
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