I get that some instances use the domain + TLD to make a word, like lemm.ee or to an extent, sh.itjust.works. But I’ve seen so many TLDs I had no idea existed, like .world, .zone, .social, and yes .works as well.
Is there any real reason for that? Trying to look cool or kinda underground-y? Cheaper and more varied domain options? Something actually kinda functional?
Interestingly, I started on vlemmy.net because I was a scared Reddit refugee and the .net TLD gave me comfort. Then it vanished a few days later without a trace. So here I am on lemmy.world
Cost of domain name tends to be cheaper with more obscure Top Level Domains (TLDs). .com .org .net TLDs are expensive because they are popular and high in demand. You have to rent them out most of the time. Many are already claimed so you either have to buy the owner out or wait till they stop paying and it expires if you really want it, .xyz is very cheap and uncommon on the other hand thus pennies on the dime per year to rent. Also depending on where you live and your occupation you can actually get a domain name for free through registering with specific services that actually for real own the Top Level Domains. If you are a citizen of a certain country you can get a .us or .cad or .eu .ml domain ect either for free or very very cheap.
Check out this list for all TLDs and if you qualify for one for free. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
Heres a free domain name registar thats quite promising from the looks of it, most likely the one that lemmy.ml uses https://www.freenom.com/en/index.html?lang=en
Do not use Freenom. They notoriously revoke domain names on high traffic sites and without notice.
http://www.freenom.com/en/doc_tcpaid_freenom_v0100.pdf https://www.reddit.com/r/freenom/comments/107qzn1/freenom_is_out_of_order_and_it_made_my_domains/
It’s fun
What better place for people to get together and have fun? No … it was cheap and domain name was available.
The real reason is because it’s expensive to get a short and good .com name and also because it’s very corporate and boring.
Ehm, .xxx works fine for them. (And there’s more pr0n then male oriented hetro pr0n)
Hmmm, x.xxx as mastodon server just to annoy extwitter.
Because porn sites are commercial sites.
hmm… lemmynsfw.com
New gTLDs have been released constantly since ICANN dropped the restriction. Also consider that a lot of Lemmy instances are run by individuals as a side project. That means they’ll reuse or nab whatever cool sounding domain they can get to spin up their new instance as quickly as possible. Corporate websites might pause and consider a more “marketable” domain.
Personal theory of mine is *.itjust.works meant to stand for “It Just Works” until they decided to give this Lemmy thing a go.
Personal theory of mine is
*.itjust.worksmeant to stand for “It Just Works” until they decided to give this Lemmy thing a go.
Yep it’s referencing a meme that originated almost a decade ago. https://youtu.be/nVqcxarP9J4
