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I really like .ing, just feels satisfy.ing, I regret never grabbing a .sexy, I was always tempted, but I am not paying the current prices (Think those who bought before the increase have original renewal prices)

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[–] Object 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

.ch

  • Renewal is cheap, even if the domain is short
  • No particular requirements for registering
  • Automatic WHOIS lookup is disabled
  • Easy domain hacks
  • Decent reputation, ranks low in mail spam rate
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

i know it isnt short but, .monster is so fun

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I kinda like it lol, if there was a federated game of some kind Id prob buy one. A game with federated chat could be cool, so you can chat when not playing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

.com it's cheap, it's available, I don't have to worry about a country pulling the thing out from under me, it's standard in people's minds (people don't know what a URI/URL is, but they know what a .com is immediately)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I’ll go with .zip because it’s so stupid, it’s funny. It’s like selling .pdf or .docx and expecting zero shenanigans.

But in all seriousness, I like .website. It’s short and to the point. This is my website.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Too many file extensions can be used as domains lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Lol .jpg and .abc domains when? Actually suprised abc isnt one while xyz is, maybe alembics already existed.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

.sucks

I maintain that this was made purely as an income stream for registrars. Every single company and brand should be rushing to buy companyname.sucks. Every town buying yourtown.sucks. Every political candidate getting into bidding wars over candidate.sucks or opponent.sucks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

Hunger.sucks for a charity maybe lmao

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Honestly, that price for registration is tempting.

Fucking ".sucks" is $270+ to register!! O_O Fuck that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Doesn't it require identifying yourself or something? I saw the warning and moved on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Too bad that that is a country tld, which means they could basically withdraw that from you at any point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

Valid, but it's run by a group in the UK that runs several of the popular ones. It's prooooobably not going anywhere.