[HCoop-Discuss] .coop tld?

[David W. Bettis]

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.

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?


Nathan Kennedy wrote:
> .coop has come up on the list before.  h.coop is not permissible.  
> hosting.coop was the top contender.  However .coop domains are expensive 
> at $100 per year, and the consensus was to hold off.  Besides, we are 
> established at hcoop.net (and HCoop, Inc. is our legal name as well, 
> hcoop.coop is kind of redundant), so having an additional .coop domain 
> name is perhaps somewhat unnecessary.
>
> David W. Bettis wrote:
>   
>> I think there was discussion about this when we first decided to 
>> register a domain.  The sticking point, I think, was whether we 
>> *legally* qualified as being a coop.  NCBA membership was thrown about, 
>> but that's expensive.  However, we might qualify  for a .coop domain 
>> under "organizations that are committed to the seven cooperative 
>> principles".
>>     
> We are legally qualified.  Their standards are quite permissive, and in 
> any event we are officially recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 
> cooperative.
>
> I had looking into NCBA membership before, and the dues are a little 
> expensive for now.  That is definitely something we should look into 
> when our revenue is higher.
>
> -ntk
>
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