I have to wonder if chicken.coop, or foxinthe.coop are taken, just for humorous reasons.
Justin On 10/15/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome to the list, Ketty! > > I wrote to the list a few months ago in support of moving to a .coop TLD. > Some of the same issues with cost were brought up at that time, as well as > the fact that our legal name is HCoop, Inc. > > Despite these concerns, I think that the benefits of moving to a name like > hosting.coop would offset the disadvantages. Specifically, I like the > facts that: it would be easier to relay in communication, it emphasizes > what we do (i.e., hosting), and that it emphasizes our established > organizational status as a cooperative. > > Along with the benefits mentioned above, I also think that it would help > to strengthen relationships to other cooperatives who have already jumped > on the .coop bandwagon such as my local grocery store, the The Lexington > Real Foods Community Co-op (http://www.lexington.coop). > > I think that we should do it in conjunction with the server move if at all > possible. Let me know if I can help out in any way, e.g., by filling out > the necessary paperwork. > > Justin > > > > Hi, this is my first time posting here :) > > > > On 10/15/06, David W. Bettis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> When we get our new server setup, having hosting.coop might increase our > >> visibility. I've been using "hcoop.net" as the domain for my email > >> address, and when I write it down for people, most of them say "what? h > >> coop?" (as in a bird coop). Hosting.coop would stick in people's minds > >> better. Moreover, what if -another- hosting.coop comes along? That > >> would be confusing. > > > > > > Another posibility is webhost.coop, that would be even more self > > explanatory > > :) > > > > Since we have more members now, it wouldn't be quite as painful to cough > >> up $100/yr. That's what, $1 or $2 extra per member per year? > > > > > > I too think it is reasonable. > > _______________________________________________ > > HCoop-Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > HCoop-Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss > -- Justin W. Hart _______________________________________________ HCoop-Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss
