A generic (eg non country-specific) top level domain that is short (on the order of 2 - 3) letters would be ideal. sourceforge.net has sf.net
The two most ideal domains are wp.net and wp.org
whois says that wp.org is owned by telepathy.com, a us based internet focused group that does not seem to be greedy.
A well placed email by a wikipedia official asking for release would be a good thing.
Please keep the list aprised of your activity regarding short domain name search
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:11:33 -0500, Hunter Peress hunterp@gmail.com wrote:
A generic (eg non country-specific) top level domain that is short (on the order of 2 - 3) letters would be ideal. sourceforge.net has sf.net
Sourceforge doesn't have to deal with brand though.
The two most ideal domains are wp.net and wp.org
What about all the different languages: wp.de, wp.ja, etc, are they available? If not it will lead to more abuse.
whois says that wp.org is owned by telepathy.com, a us based internet focused group that does not seem to be greedy.
No matter who it is, if it's taken it will be a pain.
A well placed email by a wikipedia official asking for release would be a good thing.
Please keep the list aprised of your activity regarding short domain name search
It's already a pain to keep track of the domains that are owned (not to mention expensive). This would make it a lot worse.
What about all the different languages: wp.de, wp.ja, etc, are they available? If not it will lead to more abuse.
? en.wp.org de.wp.org zwinger.wp.org download.wp.org mail.wp.org
this is the point of having a non-country-specific generic tld
im not asking for wp.us... im asking for wp.org wp.net wp.info wp.coop
Hunter Peress wrote:
A generic (eg non country-specific) top level domain that is short (on the order of 2 - 3) letters would be ideal. sourceforge.net has sf.net
The two most ideal domains are wp.net and wp.org
whois says that wp.org is owned by telepathy.com, a us based internet focused group that does not seem to be greedy.
A well placed email by a wikipedia official asking for release would be a good thing.
Please keep the list aprised of your activity regarding short domain name search
Hello,
The problem is that even if we got wp.org we will want to get other wp entries in info. fr. uk. ... That will just double the cost of domain registration.
We should just stick with wikipedia.org. , don't let registrars make more money than what is really needed.
cheers,
On Dec 5.2004, at 15:11, Hunter Peress wrote:
sourceforge.net has sf.net
That's fascinating; I actually didn't know that.
I'll try to remember that the next time I type http://www.sourceforge.net/
The two most ideal domains are wp.net and wp.org
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