I urge the ICANN to limit new TLDs to those for special-purposes and new services,
and to REJECT the addition of any new general-purpose TLDs.We already have THREE
all-purpose TLDs- .com, .net, and .org. Any designation that one wishes to include
can be added within the domain name before one of these existing TLDs, for example,
"poolerlaw.com" and "movie-site.com". There is no reason to add an arbitrary number
of general purpose TLDs like "law", "biz", "site", "spot", etc, when they can be
built into the domain itself.
Also, new general-purpose TLDs will not restrict
usage, and people will not "self-select" the right TLD. Most ".net" are not networks,
and most ".org" are not non-profit organizations, which was the original intent.
Most ".biz" domains would not be about business, but they would be fan sites, personal
sites, even porno sites. The same goes for every other possible general-purpose TLD.
Adding
new general-purpose TLDs will cause great confusion and anxiety to every website
owner and web user. Do I go to "walmart.com" or "wal.mart"? "thebeatles.com" or "thebeatles.band"?
Once you start adding words and designations as TLDs (especially un-enforced ones),
you are starting down a road that will make the ever more confusing.
Three general-purpose,
unrestricted TLDs are enough, since you can have more then sixty characters proceeding
the TLD to be as descriptive as you'd like. New ones will cause confusion, anxiety,
and lawsuits, they will certainly not be used as intended, and ultimately they will
disenchant web users and harm the web.
Sincerely,
Mike Pooler
Chico, California
pooler@pcgame.com