1. Number of gTLDs
Generally, how many new gTLDs do you think should be created?
[0 __] [1-10 __] [10-50 __] [50-150 __] [150 or more _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 _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
Considering above, would you still prefer to have legal term gTLDs? [yes_X_]
[no__].
If so, which ones (in order of preference)? Any order, as long as the
companies requesting those domains are the only ones that pay the extra cost
of registration required for verification.
b) .store (for businesses offering goods to purchase), check one of the
below:
[strongly approve _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
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__] [other_X_]
Comment: Why not allow both gTLD's?
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 __]
d) .arts (for entities emphasizing cultural and entertainment activities),
check one of the below:
[strongly approve _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
e) .rec (for entities emphasizing recreation/entertainment activities), check
one of the below:
[strongly approve _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
f) .info (for entities providing information services), check one of the
below:
[strongly approve _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
g) .nom (for those wishing individual or personal nomenclature, i.e., a
personal nom de plume), check one of the below:
[strongly approve _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
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__]
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__].
3. Other Suggestions
Please make any other suggestion concerning the names of the new gTLDs not
covered above.
I hope that the cost of renewing domain names will shrink. Yes, it costs
money to do the work the first time, but renewing should cost significantly
less. I question whether it really should cost as much as $100 to register a
domain name that does not require research for approval.
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