The Beginnings of a TLD Free-For-All?

The Beginnings of a TLD Free-For-All? 489

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:08PM from the bad-ideas dept.

Mordok-DestroyerOfWo writes "According to the BBC, ICANN is considering opening up the wholesale creation of TLDs by private industry. While I'm sure this is done for the convenience of the companies and has nothing to do with the several thousand dollars they will be charging for each registration, I was curious what the tech community at large thought about this idea. It seems to me that this will simply open the doors for a never-ending stream of TLD squatters."

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Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by Jailbrekr ( 73837 ) writes: <jailbrekr@digitaladdiction.net> on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:10PM (#23907513) Homepage

Now I can finally realize my dream and create the ".isgay" TLD.

3rd post & (Score:5, Funny)

by tinkerghost ( 944862 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:13PM (#23907565) Homepage

I still get to call dibs on XXX?
what is wrong with you people?!

I cannot wait... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:17PM (#23907659)

http://first.post

Re:ICANN should make domains more expensive (Score:3, Funny)

by SQLGuru ( 980662 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:18PM (#23907667) Homepage Journal

Assuming how much money they spend remains the same and that domains are roughly $10 to register (+ or -), instead of registering thousands, they will registers fourties.
Layne

Wait - I've got a MUCH better idea... (Score:4, Funny)

by ALecs ( 118703 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:19PM (#23907689) Homepage

I've had it with this hugely confusing system of names and TLDs, so here's my proposal:
We drop DNS completely and establish a completely numerical system of finding things on the internet. Each machine will just get a simple number. No more wondering what everything is called - just type in the number and presto - you're there! No fighting, no trademarks, no registrations, just "Here's your number pal, have fun."
Should work fine - right?

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by arth1 ( 260657 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:20PM (#23907703) Homepage Journal

Dibs on .slashdot

Re:first penis (Score:1, Funny)

by JustOK ( 667959 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:22PM (#23907737) Journal

yet, .8==D wouldn't be a troll...

Top Level Domain (Score:2, Funny)

by jellomizer ( 103300 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:26PM (#23907799)

Come-on people lets use the full words at least once and not just jump into acranyms. "New for nerds" Not all nerds work on networking at that level. They may know what a Top Level Domain is however they don't work with them in a way where they use the Acranym "TLD". IHASMTBDTISTSHUTA

Re:Sweet (Score:3, Funny)

by EdIII ( 1114411 ) * writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:27PM (#23907819)

God DAMMIT!! You fucking squatter POS!
So Ummmmmm...... I'll give you $50 bucks for it. $100? $200? Come on!
Seriously name your price :)

Re:DNS has failed anyway (Score:2, Funny)

by linuxpyro ( 680927 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:32PM (#23907901)

Hey, I don't know about you but I'm find just memorizing IP addresses.

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by UnknowingFool ( 672806 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:36PM (#23907961)

Or how about my dreams of a .cowboyneal TLD? Tell you what you can have cowboyneal.isgay and I'll take isgay.cowboyneal. Yours is for most normal folk while mine is for the Yoda speaking /. crowd.

Now I feel stupid (Score:3, Funny)

by Gewalt ( 1200451 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:37PM (#23907987)

I read the summary 5 times wondering why the hell a ICANN was messing with TLDs [wikipedia.org]. Ya, oh... the "other" tld... right. um.. moving along now...

Re:first penis (Score:3, Funny)

by cp.tar ( 871488 ) writes: <cp.tar.bz2@gmail.com> on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:43PM (#23908065) Journal

Eight equals D?

I thought D equaled 13...

Re:Spammers, etc. will LOVE this (Score:5, Funny)

by ringman8567 ( 895757 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @03:50PM (#23908189)

I thought the obvious TLD for phishers was .con

Re:Sweet (Score:3, Funny)

by jdray ( 645332 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:04PM (#23908427) Homepage Journal

.thatswhatshesaid

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:09PM (#23908509)

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:11PM (#23908535)

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Re:Wait - I've got a MUCH better idea... (Score:5, Funny)

by dfm3 ( 830843 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:22PM (#23908677) Journal

Having your post modded "Funny" has no effect on your Karma, while "Insightful" does. So, there are a number of moderators who give out the insightful moderation to posts that they think are exceptionally funny or witty.

Of course, maybe I'm giving the moderators too much credit. After all, why was your post modded troll? On second thought, maybe the moderators are smoking something today. ;)

Re:Worst idea ever (Score:2, Funny)

by SeePage87 ( 923251 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:33PM (#23908833)

My preacher told me this, and I've always just taken it on faith (pun intended)

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by EdIII ( 1114411 ) * writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:34PM (#23908847)

I fervently pray for your dream to come to true. I really do.
So umm, do you need a captain of the guard in your royal court? Would he get to mess around with the jester too?
Just askin'.
Any applications to fill out? Hello?

Re:Sweet (Score:3, Funny)

by querist ( 97166 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:39PM (#23908931) Homepage

The problem with your ".isgay" TLD is that it can go both ways, just like Captain Jack. (Yes, pun intended - it was way too easy.)
Either way, there's profit...
To some, having a "myname".isgay would be horrible, and they would pay to have it removed or to take ownership from it and make it look like it isn't real.
To others (e.g. Captain Jack) it would be a badge of honour and thus subject to the same domain-squatting issues as other "desirable" domain names.
Either way, you'll be rich. Good luck!

Re:Sweet (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:44PM (#23909031)

And, to torture your enemies, you can force them to sit through his "Developers, developers!" speech

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by ConceptJunkie ( 24823 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:52PM (#23909135) Homepage Journal

You know, I am really tired of silly, childish, and unrealistic posts by immature child-like idiots on /.
Fortunately, this isn't one of them. I for one, welcome you, my consumer-rage TLD overlord.
Make sure you give him the little stick with bells and a tiny Ballmer-puppet head.

Re:Sweet (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:52PM (#23909139)

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=puns [thebestpag...iverse.net]

Re:DIBS!!!! round 2 (Score:5, Funny)

by TaoPhoenix ( 980487 ) * writes: <TaoPhoenix@yahoo.com> on Monday June 23, 2008 @04:55PM (#23909175) Journal

wtf.FTW!

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by cerelib ( 903469 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:05PM (#23909347)

... Ballmer to be my personal court jester,complete with stupid hat and pointy shoes. He will have to do the monkey dance for my amusement and I will send him to crush my enemies with chairs and his super B.O.
So... are you implying that Steve Ballmer is The Mule? I guess that would explain Microsofts mysterious assimilation or destruction of all who dare to stand in their way and, really, why anybody would like Steve Ballmer in the first place. I would have suspected frail Bill Gates, but you might just be on the right track.

Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

by Manfre ( 631065 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:10PM (#23909417) Homepage Journal

I can't wait for clownpenis.fart to be a financial website.

Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

by chemisus ( 920383 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:10PM (#23909427)

I am surprised that there is yet no mention of a goat.secx

Re:Worst idea ever (Score:5, Funny)

by Torvaun ( 1040898 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:18PM (#23909517)

I think it'd actually be fitting for phishing sites to be using .con.

Re:3rd post & (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:19PM (#23909531)

I'm an Australian - you can have .XXXX for nothing, take it, please!!

Re:Worst idea ever (Score:3, Funny)

by neomunk ( 913773 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:20PM (#23909549)

"With a name like Painful Rectal Itch, it has to be good."
--Saturday Night Live skit, late 1970s(?)
I bet Smuckers thought that was just HILARIOUS.

Re:Worst idea ever (Score:5, Funny)

by neomunk ( 913773 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:24PM (#23909611)

And the last time I checked the World Wildlife Fund hasn't gotten into professional wrestling.
Not only that, but they get REALLY PISSED when you goad their bears into it.

Re:Bad Idea....Bad Bad Bad (Score:5, Funny)

by TheGreatGraySkwid ( 553871 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:44PM (#23909825) Homepage

I expect Commander Taco to register http://slashdot.dot/ [slashdot.dot] immediately upon its availability.

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by gameboyhippo ( 827141 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @05:52PM (#23909913) Journal

Even better, I'm going to register .corn Imagine going to google.corn! In some fonts it looks like google.com. Even better www.somebank.corn!!! Yeah! I'll be rich!

Re:DNS has failed anyway (Score:3, Funny)

by Daimanta ( 1140543 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @06:39PM (#23910437) Journal

I don't know! WAAAAAAARGGHHH!

Re:Worst idea ever (Score:5, Funny)

by jez9999 ( 618189 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @07:36PM (#23910963) Homepage Journal

I would suspect .con would see some value for typosquatters as well.
But, at least that TLD would be an accurate description...

Re:Worst idea ever (Score:5, Funny)

by jez9999 ( 618189 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @07:41PM (#23911019) Homepage Journal

Moving away from that original intent, it's become ingrained in most casual user's minds that this is the obligatory suffix of a typical web address. .net and .org are only sightly as recognizable as additional suffixes.
Exactly. That's why I always visit slashdot.com, I know it's the real Slashdot. That .org site is an obvious scam, filled with pointless 'news' links and inane comments.

Re:More TLD's Then (Score:4, Funny)

by amRadioHed ( 463061 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @08:20PM (#23911389)

Why shouldn't Mike Disney be able to buy disney.plumbing?
It would be confusing since he's an astrophysicist.

Re:Sweet (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @08:37PM (#23911523)

You mean:
Your ideas intrigue me. I would like to subscribe to your mailing list.

Re:first penis (Score:1, Funny)

by Starburnt ( 860851 ) writes: on Monday June 23, 2008 @09:11PM (#23911751)

I think you need to see a doctor.

Re:Sweet (Score:3, Funny)

by ProfessionalCookie ( 673314 ) writes: on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @12:28AM (#23912889) Journal

I call dibs on .localhost

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Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

3rd post & (Score:5, Funny)

I cannot wait... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:ICANN should make domains more expensive (Score:3, Funny)

Wait - I've got a MUCH better idea... (Score:4, Funny)

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Top Level Domain (Score:2, Funny)

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Now I feel stupid (Score:3, Funny)

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