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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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We all know .com, .net, .org etc...
My question is if a domain that was strictly for porn existed and was enforced (as best as possible) would it be a good thing? Lets say it was .xxx
I personally think it would. Schools and workplaces could filter out the top level domain and adults at home would know exactly what they were getting into.
What do you guys think?
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
Location: The Forest
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Personally, if I would a site called something.xxx I would assumed it got hacked into and screwed it up.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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I bet it would work to an extent - I mean all of them are already .com's anyways, and I bet it would be tough to convert them to .xxx. It certainly would make it easier to filter at schools and stuff.
I just think it would fall the way of the other ones that havent caught on, like .tv and others.
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Teralyx
Title: Master Exploder
Joined: Jun 04 2008
Location: Goldenrod City
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Or what if there had to be an "XXX" in the name? Like "sydleXXXia.com
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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sydleXXXia? What, is that aika's collection of forum members' penii?
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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If the top level domain companies all agreed then they could enforce that their top level domains couldn't point to certain types of media.
VeriSign for example is in charge of all .coms
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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Not worth it. The domain wouldn't be used, because the ".com" is too valuable.
If you were starting a website, what would you choose for a domain? http://www.donkeyshow.com or http://www.donkeyshow.xxx? The .com. without question. It's easier to remember, easier to say, and easier to slip past a spam filter.
Forcing the porn sites to a .xxx domain will not happen either. Lawsuits would fly.
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FNJ
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Joined: Jun 07 2006
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i think it could work.
then fake cragslist personals or myspace friend requests wouldn't be able to trick people into going to porn sites.
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
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First websites to be registered would probably be:
x.xxx
xx.xxx
xxx.xxx
porn.xxx
Then all the crazy porn fetishes out there.
They'll probably do it eventually.
I'll register disney.xxx
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Burt Reynolds
Title: Bentley Bear
Joined: Apr 07 2008
Location: California
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Too much work. They have adequate filters at schools already. There is also the emergency failsafe schools have too. Fucking teachers! We could never look at porn long before there were content filters in school, because teachers etc, were always making rounds. A whole lot of trouble for little benefit. Also, start getting into technicalities. for example, would 4chan have to have a .xxx, because it has porn on it? It's not entirely a porn dedicated website, but it does host some adult, and generally disgusting images. I would not think it classifies as a .xxx website, but I certainly would not want children, or anyone with a glimmer of hope for humanity, to see the content on that site.
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
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| Burt Reynolds wrote: |
| would 4chan have to have a .xxx, because it has porn on it? It's not entirely a porn dedicated website, but it does host some adult, and generally disgusting images. I would not think it classifies as a .xxx website, but I certainly would not want children, or anyone with a glimmer of hope for humanity, to see the content on that site. |
That's more or less why there won't be a triple-x domain. ICANN has stated in the past that they don't intend to regulate content on the Internet. Since .xxx websites would inevitably be blocked for many people and it is highly debatable what sites belong in .xxx (especially internationally) ICANN would effectively regulate Internet content. So the whole thing is pretty much dead at this point.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Maybe it doesn't have to be so black and white.
If legitimate adult sites were on the .xxx domain they would be easier to find. They may want to be there.
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| If legitimate adult sites were on the .xxx domain they would be easier to find. They may want to be there. |
That argument has actually been used by some child safety groups against the .xxx domain. But honestly, I don't see how it would make things easier. If I want porn I'm not going to type boobies.xxx into my browser anyway. I'll use Google like I do for everything else. And a triple-x domain would make it much easier for search engines to filter out adult websites in their results. That's one of the reasons why the adult industry has lobbied vehemently againt the .xxx proposal. They fear it's a way to limit access to porn on the Internet. The only group that has a genuine interest in .xxx being adopted at the moment is ICM, because they could charge a shit load of money for it.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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