NOTICE-97-02
ACTION: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
SUBJECT: Review of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)
B. GENERAL QUESTIONS
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 _X_] [approve __] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
If you disapprove or strongly disapprove, what gTLD would you suggest in
place of .firm in
this category? ______
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____
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 __] [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? _ART_____
e) .rec (for entities emphasizing recreation/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 .rec in
this category? ______
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 _X_] [no opinion __] [disapprove __]
[strongly disapprove __]
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__] [no_X_]
COMMENT: INSTEAD OF A NUMERICAL IDENTIFIER, THERE SHOULD BE 26 SEPARATE
COMPARTMENTS, ONE FOR EACH LETTER OF THE ALPHABER, A, B, C, D,...ETC,
AND THESE USED FOR THE FIRST LETTER OF THE LAST NAME, I.E. .NOMA, .NOMB,
.MONC, ETC.
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.
___see above.______________________________