Comments on: .Org Domain Hit 7 Million Registrations http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/25/org-domain-hit-7-million-registrations/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 04:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bob Lange http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/25/org-domain-hit-7-million-registrations/comment-page-1/#comment-218265 Bob Lange Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:39:52 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2086#comment-218265 There are still some very nice dot org domains available at very low prices, you do not have to look to hard to find them. I purchased DigitalProducts.org last year for reg cost. There are still some very nice dot org domains available at very low prices, you do not have to look to hard to find them. I purchased DigitalProducts.org last year for reg cost.

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/25/org-domain-hit-7-million-registrations/comment-page-1/#comment-218186 Andrew Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:34:53 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2086#comment-218186 Nihiltres - Agreed. Just pointing out that popular .org's should also register the .com, but I didn't write it clearly. Nihiltres – Agreed. Just pointing out that popular .org’s should also register the .com, but I didn’t write it clearly.

]]> By: Nihiltres http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/25/org-domain-hit-7-million-registrations/comment-page-1/#comment-218176 Nihiltres Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:01:30 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2086#comment-218176 "True, although like many popular .org sites Wikipedia also owns Wikipedia.com." This is a normal practice for prominent websites, *especially* high-profile ones such as Wikipedia. Allowing someone else to register that domain would allow for abuse, and keeping it allows for a redirect to the proper suffix, which is the case. I can't imagine a more natural situation; it doesn't compromise the integrity of the .org vision mentioned by Mr. Wales. “True, although like many popular .org sites Wikipedia also owns Wikipedia.com.”

This is a normal practice for prominent websites, *especially* high-profile ones such as Wikipedia. Allowing someone else to register that domain would allow for abuse, and keeping it allows for a redirect to the proper suffix, which is the case. I can’t imagine a more natural situation; it doesn’t compromise the integrity of the .org vision mentioned by Mr. Wales.

]]>