Should a .org website be commercial?

[bupkus]

Scrooge.org
fandom.org

 

[Kenazo]

I thought using a .org for commercial purposes was a violation of the licence on them.

 

[aplefka]

Can't you buy .orgs now?

 

[Platypus]

No, it violates ICANN standards, that doesn't mean it doesn't happen

 

[jjones]

Anyone can register a .org domain and there is no restriction on their use for commercial purposes.

 

[FoBoT]

icann standards are not "licensed" or enforced , so buy all the .org .net , etc. etc. you want for your pr0n sites, etc etc

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

If you run any website off a domain, you need to buy all the popular extensions to prevent anyone else from doing so.

 

[jjones]

From ICANN FAQ page:

"The .org domain, operated by Public Interest Registry, is unrestricted, but was intended to serve the noncommercial community."

 

[bupkus]

Clearly, intensions without rules and enforcement is... nothing.

However, do search engines play a role to discourage the use of the .org domain for commercial sites?

 

[Schrodinger]

No

.org is open to the general public.

It has nothing to do with non-profit groups now.

The ONLY TLDs that are still regulated are .mil and .edu. A regular joe can't pick those up.

 

[bupkus]

What about .gov?

I'm thinking of starting my own government. 😀

 

[bupkus]

I just did a couple of www.xxxxxx.org looks like www.sweetdreams.org and it's pr0n and $$ credit and just plain trash. I'm sad. 🙁
Please don't let them take away my Open Source websites.