This "idiot" will point out your spelling shortcomings, such as "vaporises."
When pointing out someone's spelling shortcomings through example, it generally helps if the example is actually a spelling error. If you're not careful, we may just ascribe a your mistake to a total lack of understanding about the use of -ise and -ize in different cultures, or worse, assume that you are an "idiot". I presume that the quotes have a purpose so I will include them too - so as not to be appear a simple unquoted idiot.
For the record, in the UK, one would find vaporise is the more common term despite the original root coming from Latin.
Of course your fictional post
You may also want to look at your own sentence structures before making a point of talking about his shortcomings. I'm pretty sure that his post is not fictional as I can see it and read it.
you and that other twit "DU" would have been banned by now for bashing others and use of slurs.
I have bashed others in this forum, and usually I've apologized (or is that apologised, oh I'm so confused); however, in this thread I've done nothing but strongly defended your right not to be called an epithet (I won't use the actual word as I do understand the use of it does distress you).
I certainly have not bashed you unless you've somehow read something unintentional (or is that fictional?) into my posts.
well the OP is right, and there is no disputing that - .TV is NOT for television
in disguise or otherwise it is/was and always will be for marketing and sales and of course promotion of self [not this self]
however....regardless of personal views, and attacks on forum members [cough - hello mods]
it is for Tuvalu but as domainers and adults, have we really not moved past this shit?
everyone has an opinion - respect it!
I humbly and respectfully disagree with what I think you're implying
It is true that .TV is the top level country code that has been assigned to Tuvalu and, as per common practice, it was based on the country code of Tuvalu as defined by the ISO standards, namely TV. I would not dispute that.
Administrative control for all domains of the type .TV has been delegated to Tuvalu by IANA. I would not dispute that.
There is nothing that says ".TV" means something and cannot mean anything else. Tuvalu recognized that there is value in .TV and has chosen to open up registrations in a global/open and non-restrictive manner for anyone to use how they want. It makes sense that the association of .TV to Television is made because it's clear and obvious and Tuvalu has reaped some rewards from this association.
.TV is just the designated name of the country code top level domain that has been assigned to Tuvalu. There is no disguise, there is no covert secret going on here. Let me be clear: .TV doesn't *mean* Tuvalu. .TV is the ccTLD that has been delegated to Tuvalu for administration and control.
The argument that .TV is and means Tuvalu is specious. No one says that you can't operate a charity site on a .com or a commercial venture on a .org - because there is nothing to stop you from doing so. There is a benefit to building your site on the appropriate extension because of the association that people make (not based on any real definition but an understood association). .TV is exactly the same - there's nothing to stop you having a site that's all text or a forum on a .TV but you don't benefit from a natural association. If you are a TV production company, a studio, or have video production channels, or provide rich media content etc. you can benefit from the association of .TV. To be sure, the link between TV and Television is not a weak force, it's an incredibly strong force. There's no guessing that TV stands for Television like there is that ws stands for website, or im stands for instant messenger. TV has been television for years. This is the reason that you also see adoption of .io for younger companies - io is what io is, there's no guessing.
I believe that Television has broadened in concept with the converging technologies to be more than the box that shows some stations - it's a media distribution vehicle. My TV streams movies, plays games, etc. Not everyone buys into that level of convergence and I understand that. I would not argue that for some, TV is the old box with static and a fuzzy picture - but not everyone is my grandparents.
So let me summarize:
.TV doesn't mean Tuvalu.
.TV is assigned to Tuvalu for administration as they see fit (with IANA guidelines).
TV is television
Television is media distribution platform
Therfore, I am comfortable saying:
.TV and TV has an immediate and meaningful association.
I am not saying .TV means television. I am not saying .TV means Tuvalu. I'm saying .TV has an immediate media association. Period.
It really is that simple.
Let's put it into perspective.
Say I registered Code.Kitchen (which is a name I like and would have registered if it was available). Who is going to stand up and insist to that registrant the blatant disregard for the fact that it's a Dot Kitchen is bad? Say someone registered join.me? Who is going to stand up and insist that this is misappropriation of the .me? Say someone registered Ameri.ca ? Who's going to stand up and insist that this is a slight to all Canadians and a total misuse of the ccTLD?
No one. Why? Because it doesn't matter. Because it's irrelevant.
The extension doesn't actually mean anything other than the registrant and website owner wants it to mean. The ONLY relevant factor is that the administrative control does belong to the country - hence they are solely responsible (within IANA guidelines and contracts) for the terms and conditions of the registration and pricing but this is really no different from any of the new TLDs that are owned by private corporations and control their TLDS (within ICANN guidelines and contracts). Or more significantly, this is no different to CO.UK, .DE, .AU, .JP, .CA etc. unless someone knows something different.
I think I'm about done now. I can move on.
Note: There may be grammar or spelling issues in this post because I'm not a professional forum poster.
