[With reference to .com] This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register. Though originally intended for for-profit business entities, for a number of reasons it became the “main” TLD for domain names and is currently used by all types of entities including nonprofits, schools and private individuals.
But why did we (and by we, I mean, presumably Eliezer, I wasn’t around when it was founded) choose to register as LessWrong.com and not LessWrong.net (Although I notice that the latter points to the former).
I don’t know if there’s a big reason behind it, but because .com is so entrenched as the “default” TLD, I think it’s probably best to be LessWrong.com rather than LessWrong.net or any other choice, simply because ”LessWrong.com″ is more likely to be correctly remembered by people who hear of it briefly, or correctly guessed by people who heard “Less Wrong” and randomly take a stab at their brower’s navigation bar.
I admit this point may be relatively trivial since it’s the first google hit for “less wrong” and that’s probably how a lot of people look for it who’ve only heard of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
But why did we (and by we, I mean, presumably Eliezer, I wasn’t around when it was founded) choose to register as LessWrong.com and not LessWrong.net (Although I notice that the latter points to the former).
I don’t know if there’s a big reason behind it, but because .com is so entrenched as the “default” TLD, I think it’s probably best to be LessWrong.com rather than LessWrong.net or any other choice, simply because ”LessWrong.com″ is more likely to be correctly remembered by people who hear of it briefly, or correctly guessed by people who heard “Less Wrong” and randomly take a stab at their brower’s navigation bar.
I admit this point may be relatively trivial since it’s the first google hit for “less wrong” and that’s probably how a lot of people look for it who’ve only heard of it.