Second level .uk poll.

[righthand]

Interesting thought for you.... what do you class as a charity, the guy who operates as a charitable organisation but takes a big fat salary ?
Who do you class as a speculator, the guy who buys a domain that nobody else wants and gambles that one day it will be commercially viable to develop or sell it on.

I thought it was difficult to take undue advantage of charitable status – trustees must approve wages etc.

Doesn’t seem particularly fair on the speculator either, but it’s the .co.uk owner who has already developed on the basis that he holds the number one address, who would be hardest done by.

 

[retired_member27]

This vote outcome can be predicted. (so not really a go imo)

domainers and devlopers = NO

Late arrivals to domains = Yes

You can add a third "domainers who have already sold off most of their domains = Yes".

BTW I voted yes.

 

[websaway]

Because the .org.uk owner has already been doing fine with a second-most-popular domain. The blow to the brand of the .co.uk owner is potentially much more devastating.

But by all means if the .co.uk is owned by a speculator and the .org.uk by a charity, give it to the charity.

Then how would you know they were a charity?

 

[righthand]

Then how would you know they were a charity?

There is a register of charities, if that's what you mean.

 

[jimmc]

I'm with edwins Earlier comments on this poll

This Vote really (on the whole) just reflects the Acorn membership ratio of established participants in the UK name space in relation to those who are new. But that was pretty obvious that was all you was going to get.

If it reflected Acorn you would assume there would be a lot more. There are only currently 99 votes!

Maybe the entire membership should vote and lets see how this pans out - My view is it would be the NO camp by an overwhelming majority!!

 

[jimmc]

No need to read "between" them.

I also believe the change is inevitable at some point, now that the genie is out of the bottle at Nominet's end...

Genie out of the bottle?

This nonsensical argument was soundly beaten 9 years ago.

There is an existing structure in the UK and people have invested substantial amounts of money building brands around the .co.uk.

The prime UK extension has already been sold and should NOT be sold again!