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This may be a minority opinion, but I consider .xxx to be a reasonable new TLD. On the other hand, some already existing TLDs were just absurd. For example .aer

This may be a minority opinion, but I consider .xxx to be a reasonable new TLD. On the other hand, some already existing TLDs were just absurd. For example .aero, .coop, .biz, .info, .jobs, .mobi, .name, .pro, and .travel are difficult to justify; .xxx seems reasonable from a categorical perspective. (Although, I agree -- it's a legislative nightmare.)

eru 16y ago
But why .xxx instead of .porn or .sex? If you want a TLD jsut for porn, then you might as well call it that.
- chasingsparks 16y ago
  Just history, I think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-rated#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-rated#United_States .xxx conforms nicely to most users expectations of a three letter TLD.
- mkramlich 16y ago
  Well other "extreme" things like violence or gore could conceivably be expected under .xxx but not .porn Agree though that the ever increasing number of TLD suffixes is a bit of a joke. (I think it's a scam to get more money from people, mostly, at this point.)
  - eru 16y ago
    > Well other "extreme" things like violence or gore could conceivably be expected under .xxx but not .porn I see that as an argument in favour of .porn.
techiferous 16y ago
"some already existing TLDs were just absurd" My favorite is .um, for U.S. minor outlying islands, population 300. It was, um, discontinued.
astine 16y ago
Objections to a "xxx" TLD seem to fall into one of two categories: That there is no way to decide which sites should be given a "xxx" domain, and that there is no way to enforce a "xxx" domain. As far as I know, there is no current plan to legislate the "xxx" domain so it would seem that it wouldn't matter. Even as an opt-in for self categorization, it can only help to make the purpose of a site more clear. Even if not universally used, it makes it a little easier to both find and avoid pornography. Chances are that what gets put under the "xxx" domain will eventually be decided organically. Personally, I think that it's likely that businesses who's explicit purpose is selling sexual content will begin to use it and websites which contain pornography only incidentally will likely avoid it.

eru 16y ago

But why .xxx instead of .porn or .sex? If you want a TLD jsut for porn, then you might as well call it that.

chasingsparks 16y ago
Just history, I think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-rated#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-rated#United_States .xxx conforms nicely to most users expectations of a three letter TLD.
mkramlich 16y ago
Well other "extreme" things like violence or gore could conceivably be expected under .xxx but not .porn Agree though that the ever increasing number of TLD suffixes is a bit of a joke. (I think it's a scam to get more money from people, mostly, at this point.)
- eru 16y ago
  > Well other "extreme" things like violence or gore could conceivably be expected under .xxx but not .porn I see that as an argument in favour of .porn.

techiferous 16y ago

"some already existing TLDs were just absurd" My favorite is .um, for U.S. minor outlying islands, population 300. It was, um, discontinued.

astine 16y ago

Objections to a "xxx" TLD seem to fall into one of two categories: That there is no way to decide which sites should be given a "xxx" domain, and that there is no way to enforce a "xxx" domain. As far as I know, there is no current plan to legislate the "xxx" domain so it would seem that it wouldn't matter. Even as an opt-in for self categorization, it can only help to make the purpose of a site more clear. Even if not universally used, it makes it a little easier to both find and avoid pornography. Chances are that what gets put under the "xxx" domain will eventually be decided organically. Personally, I think that it's likely that businesses who's explicit purpose is selling sexual content will begin to use it and websites which contain pornography only incidentally will likely avoid it.