• ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    Sucks, but makes sense.

    I’m surprised they even attempted to use that domain. The instance still exists and will need to be routed through a new domain. Which, again sucks, because any reference links will be broken now… which… again… has me wondering why they even went with that domain in the first place. Albeit, it was a clever use of a top level. I wonder how many others are doing the same.

    🤷🏽‍♂️

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      9 months ago

      I doubt most people know that country TLDs are different from vanity TLDs. I know when I look up domains, they’re usually all smooshed together and then the terms are in a giant block of ToS.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah, this is most probably true.

        Honestly though, I don’t even know what most of the generic domains are that were created. It’s still deeply ingrained in me that any serious website should be using .com, .net, or .org. But… the amount of domains that were purchased just for the purpose of resale at an astronomical value has made so many of those unreachable.

        There are some dot-coms that I have wanted for years which have been sitting stagnantly for more than two decades. I’d love to buy them, but there’s no way I’d pay the asking price. At least generic TLDs break that stalemate for a lot of folks.

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          9 months ago

          Here in Germany most (German) websites use .de, so its definetly not unprofessional here.

          I am also not surprised that .de is one of the most used country TLDs out there.