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? none
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? _none_
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__] [noX]
c) .web (for entities emphasizing activities related
to the World Wide Web), check one of the below:
[strongly approve X] [approve __] [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 __] [strongly disapprove X]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD
would you suggest in place of .arts in
this category? __nothing____
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? ______
f) .info (for entities providing information
services), 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 .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 __] [strongly disapprove X]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD
would you suggest in place of .nom in
this category? ______
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__] [noX]
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? [yesX] [no__].
If you have replied "no", what gTLD would you suggest
in place of .xxx in this category? ______
3. Other Suggestions
Look, I *love* the .XXX thing, but that's it. Porn
sites are the only problem.
Nobody will voluntarily use .store & .firm anyway,
they'll stick to .com. I also like .web because .net
and .com are currently too limited. .Web would extend
the available domain names somewhat.