.org domain

[CrAz3D]

wtf. it isnt restricted. anyone can register .WHATEVERTHEHELL, so why is there such an emphasis on "oh, if it's a .com domain the info isnt as reliable as .org domains"?

Thoughts?

[Sidoh]

Well, some TLDs are restricted (for example, .edu, .gov, .mil), but yeah, it's no harder to register a .org than a .com.  In fact, .org is occasionally cheaper.  Do people actually use that argument?  I've heard it before, but I think it was in jest.

Yeah -- that argument is complete bullshit.

[CrAz3D]

Cheaper? Interesting. I know some domains are restricted, but I've never known org to be (maybe at the outset?).

I just watched some..."how to google shit" (obviously not titled that) video I'm obligated to watch so I can "learn" how to find people and info online. These videos are mandatory (well, the subsequent quizzes are), and they are "produced" by our library people.

During today's video, the presenter inaccurately described Twitter. Also, as alluded to in my OP, the presenter mentioned that we can gauge reliability of a website (in part) on the domain. "For example, .org is more reliable than .com."

Really? Wow.

So in short, ".org is more reliable" was a serious statement.

[Sidoh]

Yeah, that's completely false. Any meaning that the common TLDs had was lost a long time ago. I think choosing one over the other is for purely aesthetic / business reasons at this point.

I suppose it might be okay to say that .edu, .gov, etc. sites are more reliable on some matters. Definitely not always the case, though... at at many universities, students are given their own webspace at university.edu/~user or something like it. They can post whatever they want; it's by no means more authoritative than any other website just 'cause it's on .edu.

[CrAz3D]

for reelz.

I mean, yeah, they list it as a "factor to consider", but it's a pretty useless factor.

[while1]

I own a .org domain, gonna abuse this shit now as an "authoritative" source.  Mwuahahahahhahahahaa.

[CrAz3D]

make sure you add shit about "texas" and "law" all over there...fuckin-a, mange. I might bring this to the attention of my shitty librarians tomorrow.

[Sidoh]

I own a .org domain, gonna abuse this shit now as an "authoritative" source.  Mwuahahahahhahahahaa.

Hah, I guess I should've mentioned that I do too:

http://sidoh.org

I'M AUTHORITATIVE, BITCHES.

make sure you add shit about "texas" and "law" all over there...fuckin-a, mange. I might bring this to the attention of my shitty librarians tomorrow.

Yeah... it really doesn't seem like the type of thing they should be teaching people. It's blatantly wrong.

[Joe]

wjlafrance.org, represent.

[iago]

skullsecurity.org, x86labs.org, etc.

Yeah, it doesn't mean anything.

Now, .ca is where it's at!

[Blaze]

skullsecurity.org, x86labs.org, etc.

Yeah, it doesn't mean anything.

Now, .ca is where it's at!

Yeah!  Exclusive tlds are where it's at!

[while1]

Fuck Canada. 

[MyndFyre]

skullsecurity.org, x86labs.org, etc.

Yeah, it doesn't mean anything.

Now, .ca is where it's at!

Yeah!  Exclusive tlds are where it's at!

So, true story, when I was going through new employee training at redacted current employer, they said that they had to send two employees to live in Canada so that they could register Canadian domain names.

[iago]

skullsecurity.org, x86labs.org, etc.

Yeah, it doesn't mean anything.

Now, .ca is where it's at!

Yeah!  Exclusive tlds are where it's at!

So, true story, when I was going through new employee training at redacted current employer, they said that they had to send two employees to live in Canada so that they could register Canadian domain names.

LOL!

[Blaze]

Hahaha that's amazingly hilarious.