1. Number of gTLDs
Generally, how many new gTLDs do you think should be created?
[0 __] [1-10 __] [10-50 _X_] [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 _X_] [strongly
disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in place
of .firm in
this category? __.bus____
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_X_].
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, .sell_____
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 _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 _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __] [strongly
disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in place
of .arts in
this category? ______
e) .rec (for entities emphasizing recreation/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 .rec in
this category? _.fun, or split it and keep .rec just for recreational
activities such as outdoor participatory sports like skiing.
f) .info (for entities providing information services), 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 .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? _.pers (note the s)_____
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? _.porn_____
3. Other Suggestions
Please make any other suggestion concerning the names of the new gTLDs not
covered above.
.pers will take care of the problem with using .per (which, I agree, ought to
be reserved for Peru).
Combining recreational activities such as participatory sports with
entertainment activities such
as attending the theatre seems to be misguided, and I would request that they
be split into two
separate domains.