We've witnessed many companies abandon .ly and .io with time. Plus, .org means "organization". Commercial entities are also organizations, so, not sure why it was chosen for nonprofits. NPO and NGO are way more meaningful abbreviations anyway.
Re:Why ISOC sold .ORG to VCs
by hjkhtroeiupwq on Friday December 06, 2019 @04:17PM
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For once, .ngo is more credible. From wikipedia:
> Unlike the more prevalent .org domain, which is also managed by the Public Interest Registry, .ngo will require validation of the registrant's non-governmental status
Re:Why ISOC sold .ORG to VCs
by cupofsludge on Friday December 06, 2019 @05:22PM
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It's more credible on paper, but the common internet user is more likely to know and trust .org domains then any of the new TLDs.
Yes, and it is slightly amusing to think that an ordinary internet user is going to make a decision about whether to trust .org more than .ngo domains by checking Wikipedia. That's wikipedia dot org...
To quote Michael Bolton from Office Space:
Samir: Hmm… well why don't you just go by Mike instead of Michael?
Michael: No way. Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.