1. Number of gTLDs
Generally, how many new gTLDs do you think should be created?
[1-10 _X_]
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 _X_] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
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 _X_] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .store in
this category? ______
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__] [no__]
c) .web (for entities emphasizing activities related to the World Wide
Web), 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 .web in
this category? Do not think there is a catagory needed like this.
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? sounds too much like .rec...should combine the two
e) .rec (for entities emphasizing recreation/entertainment activities),
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 .rec in
this category? ______
f) .info (for entities providing information services), 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 .info in
this category? could be mixed up with .web, .rec. and .art
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? .site
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_X_] [no__]
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:
TLD
Reason 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__] [no_X_].
If you have replied "no", what gTLD would you suggest in place of .xxx in
this category? adult
3. Other Suggestions
Please make any other suggestion concerning the names of the new gTLDs not
covered above.
Concerning the .XXX domain...ONLY if it is voluntary and there is no agency
deciding that some domain must be under that domain. I think any site
offering x-rated, adult services would be willing to go there, since
parents can more easily block a whole domain. and any adults who find that
material offensive can avoid it. But it still allows sites who, while they
might contain mature or sensitive information, to be free to apply to one
of the other gTLD's. This will ensure that any who finds a site related to
homosexuality offensive can not insist it be put under .xxx even if it's
not a pornographics, but informational site.
If the .xxx domain would be something that a site is forced under, then i
%100 agree we should not have an adult domain. ONLY if it's %100 voluntary.