What will be next?

[cav]

Once the .uk release is all done and dusted, what will be the next Nominet registration release? .com.uk.... .net.uk.....??

 

[Sound]

.con.uk

 

[dig bick]

£50 says it'll be '.gb'

 

[dee]

.bonuses

 

[RobM]

I'm sure any 'bonuses' will be sitting in Panama accounts now Either that or they'll have tenants.

 

[bb99]

I think they'll change the drop system so all domains drop like the RoR each day, in one big batch and with "better" access for the big boys.

 

[timter51]

.cotton maybe, they could bring her in to promote the new extension.

 

[martin-s]

.eng?

 

[Sam]

next will be a price rise

 

[keys]

As an effective monopoly, all of the above will be tempting possibilities- and resistance is futile

 

[ian]

Whatever it is, you can be sure it will be painstakingly thought out over many months...of meetings in the Bahamas.

 

[Siusaidh]

Martin's suggestion of a future .eng may well be tempting, seeing as wales are allowed .cymru.

And if Scotland opts for independence in a second referendum, all the more case for a .eng domain.

I am quite surprised, actually, that .eng has not been initiated already as a NewTLD.

 

[Ben Thomas]

What happened to .gb?

 

[lazarus]

Its there ready to happen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gb

But still no reserved TLD for England ? We got to be the one of a handful of counties in the world without a country TLD

Scotland already has theirs https://dot.scot/

 

[Siusaidh]

One thing I've noticed is that GoDaddy, who will sell you things in countless New TLDs, still won't sell .scot

Is there a problem with .scot ? Since it's sold elsewhere (and I've bought .scots) I presume not, but I've never understood why GoDaddy gives it the cold shoulder?

 

[Ben Thomas]

Its there ready to happen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gb

But still no reserved TLD for England ? We got to be the one of a handful of counties in the world without a country TLD

Scotland already has theirs https://dot.scot/

According to IANA the administrative contact is JANET. The JANET network is owned and operated by JISC, I'm a registrar with JISC and I've never seen it available. I wonder, if it ever did become available for "public" consumption, would it just be limited through JISC registrars, who also serve up gov.uk, ac.uk etc.

 

[DaveP]

If Nominet were that smart they would've auctioned the .uk domains themselves.

In other words, can't really trust them on what to do next.

 

[dee]

What happened to .gb?

Suspect theta that wont win out if it does happen. Would rely on there being a Great Britain. Suspect at some point post Brexit, Scotland will get independence. It nearly happened last time ( which thankfully it didnt ) It would need to be England specific.

dot eng ? dot en ?

 

[Ben Thomas]

.queen

 

[dee]

Is there a problem with .scot ? Since it's sold elsewhere (and I've bought .scots) I presume not, but I've never understood why GoDaddy gives it the cold shoulder?

Might take off with independance. Wish i hadnt binned mine. I had all kinds of stuff. porn, eat, edinburgh.... quite a few. Let them lapse.