[Query/Survey] Best domain for BGC services?
Sarah Davis
webhosting. Sounds like a pretty idea, ne? It is, but I've come to the
conclusion that I don't want to ruin anyone's fun with a lame, annoying, or
offensive domain. Herein lies the query/survey:
What BGC domain would people most want to use for a homepage or e-mail
service?
Be serious. Really. I don't want people suggesting domains like
http://sexaroid.com or http://sekiriarules.com. I'd also prefer not using a
domain that caters to people with specific tastes, such as fans of any one
Knight Saber or people who have an interest in only a specific area of BGC.
I also don't want to use a domain that no one will understand is related to
BGC. Long domains are out; as are obscene, fringe, or joke domains.
Right now I am 85% leaning toward one particular domain name I thought of
earlier, but I don't want to name it since I'd rather see what the popular
consensus is on what would or would not be a good domain.
Also take into consideration that many domains that you may like could
already be taken, such as http://priss.com or http://nene-home.com.
So, any thoughts?
Sarah
Warren Werner
On 8/18/00, 2:30:57 AM, "Sarah Davis" <sdavis...@mad-hatter.org> wrote
regarding [Query/Survey] Best domain for BGC services?:
> So, any thoughts?
> Sarah
Well, http://www.knightsabers.com is already spoken for...maybe try
http://www.knight_sabers.com or even http://www.knight-sabers.com
Or, let me just throw this one out there... http://www.silky_doll.com (or
any of the variations).
Or maybe http://www.bubblegumcrisis.com? Oh, wait...you said long URLs
are out...ummm
http://www.bgcrisis.com?
I think I've said enough...let someone else have a turn... ^_^
Warren
--
Knightsabre
Warren Werner
e-mail: knigh...@crucialrealm.com
Homepage: http://www.crucialrealm.com
- OR - : http://knightsabre.tripod.com
Sarah Davis
Warren Werner wrote in message
<20000818...@thecrucialrealm.binary.net>...
>Well, http://www.knightsabers.com is already spoken for...maybe try
>http://www.knight_sabers.com or even http://www.knight-sabers.com
I think Animenation may own that last one. BTW, underscores ( _ ) aren't
allowed in domains, AFAIK.
>Or, let me just throw this one out there... http://www.silky_doll.com (or
>any of the variations).
I *was* thinking about http://www.silkydoll.com, but it sounds sort of...
hentai. It also sounds like the name of an actual business, which for some
reason makes me nervous. ^^;; It's on my list of possibilities, though.
>Or maybe http://www.bubblegumcrisis.com? Oh, wait...you said long URLs
>are out...
It's a recurring problem I've personally have with hosts: they have long
URLs, and many people would rather take a so-so service with a short URL
than a better service with a long URL. I'm trying to keep it below ten
letters for that reason.
>ummm
>http://www.bgcrisis.com?
Bert snatched http://bgcrisis.com for his own webpage.
I just figured out another BGC domain type I'm trying to avoid:
organizations. Genom, Raven's Garage, AD. Police, and Knight Sabers domains
already exist and I really don't want to parallel someone's domain name very
closely. And since I didn't mention it in the original post, I'll note here
that I'm trying to avoid anything that is attached entirely to only one
version of BGC. With some minor exceptions, I don't want anything specific
to any incarnation of the Bubblegum epic.
I just realized I may be being too specific...
Sarah
Piter ZHP
news:399d1...@huge.aa.net...
> >Or, let me just throw this one out there... http://www.silky_doll.com (or
> >any of the variations).
> I *was* thinking about http://www.silkydoll.com, but it sounds sort of...
> hentai. It also sounds like the name of an actual business, which for some
> reason makes me nervous. ^^;; It's on my list of possibilities, though.
how about http://www.lady633.com ? :)
--
Weird Piter ZHP and Rei is my Angel.
Rob Kelk
>
> Warren Werner wrote in message
> <20000818...@thecrucialrealm.binary.net>...
> >Well, http://www.knightsabers.com is already spoken for...maybe try
> >http://www.knight_sabers.com or even http://www.knight-sabers.com
>
> I think Animenation may own that last one. BTW, underscores ( _ ) aren't
> allowed in domains, AFAIK.
>
> >any of the variations).
>
> I *was* thinking about http://www.silkydoll.com, but it sounds sort of...
> hentai. It also sounds like the name of an actual business, which for some
> reason makes me nervous. ^^;; It's on my list of possibilities, though.
>
> >are out...
>
> It's a recurring problem I've personally have with hosts: they have long
> URLs, and many people would rather take a so-so service with a short URL
> than a better service with a long URL. I'm trying to keep it below ten
> letters for that reason.
>
> >ummm
> >http://www.bgcrisis.com?
>
> Bert snatched http://bgcrisis.com for his own webpage.
>
> I just figured out another BGC domain type I'm trying to avoid:
> organizations. Genom, Raven's Garage, AD. Police, and Knight Sabers domains
> already exist and I really don't want to parallel someone's domain name very
> closely. And since I didn't mention it in the original post, I'll note here
> that I'm trying to avoid anything that is attached entirely to only one
> version of BGC. With some minor exceptions, I don't want anything specific
> to any incarnation of the Bubblegum epic.
>
> I just realized I may be being too specific...
>
> Sarah
You realize that doesn't leave a lot. You can't use megatokyo.com or
megalotokyo.com (series-specific) or leonmcnichol.com (focuses on one
character)...
How about ladys633.com? Is that available?
--
Rob Kelk http://members.tripod.com/~robkelk/ rob...@ottawa.com
"I'm _not_ a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis, 1947
SkyKnight
[Domain names]
>>Well, http://www.knightsabers.com is already spoken for...maybe try
>>http://www.knight_sabers.com or even http://www.knight-sabers.com
>
>I think Animenation may own that last one. BTW, underscores ( _ ) aren't
>allowed in domains, AFAIK.
I think AnimeNation also owns Megatokyo.com, but I could be wrong. :)
>>Or, let me just throw this one out there... http://www.silky_doll.com (or
>>any of the variations).
>
>I *was* thinking about http://www.silkydoll.com, but it sounds sort of...
>hentai. It also sounds like the name of an actual business, which for some
>reason makes me nervous. ^^;; It's on my list of possibilities, though.
LOL! Well, I suppose it could be construed as hentai by some. ^.^;
[Other URLs...]
>>ummm
>>http://www.bgcrisis.com?
>
>Bert snatched http://bgcrisis.com for his own webpage.
Bwhahahahahahaha! Yes, the first step in my plan for world domination
has be.... *coughcoughahem* Sorry....pay no attention to that last
outburst. -_^
>I just figured out another BGC domain type I'm trying to avoid:
>organizations. Genom, Raven's Garage, AD. Police, and Knight Sabers domains
>already exist and I really don't want to parallel someone's domain name very
>closely. And since I didn't mention it in the original post, I'll note here
>that I'm trying to avoid anything that is attached entirely to only one
>version of BGC. With some minor exceptions, I don't want anything specific
>to any incarnation of the Bubblegum epic.
>
>I just realized I may be being too specific...
Yes, that kind of limits the choices available. o_O
www.thecanyons.com? Motoroids.com? Motorslave.com? Battlemover.com?
Hardsuits.com? Those are the only non-specific ones I can think of.
^_^;
Later!
===============================================
Bert Van Vliet, alias SkyKnight,
Hi-tech Knight-in-shining armour and wannabe Knight Saber
http://www.bgcrisis.com
http://www.jurai.net/~skyknght/index.html
UNIX
bgcrisis.org
I don't think that those are taken yet..
If you want, I can let you use http://nene-home.com for e-mail, as I was
thinking of using it for this type of service. Under 2 conditions 1) I get
ne...@nene-home.com 2) I can still use sub-domains under nene-home.com. Just
email me if your interested, or if there is anything else you want to know
about the domain...
Nic Pedersen
uk...@innocent.com
ilove...@innocent.com
vik...@technologist.com
webm...@vis.zzn.com
v...@attcanada.net
ne...@attcanada.net
Viking Internet Services www.vikingis.com
Sarah Davis <sdavis...@mad-hatter.org> wrote in message
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Ben Cantrick
Sarah Davis <sdavis...@mad-hatter.org> wrote:
>[...]
Well, I've always been partial to "StackedChicksInBodyArmor.com".
Er, um, whoops, did I say that out loud? ;]
-Ben
--
Ben Cantrick (mac...@dim.com) | Yes, the BGC dubs still suck.
BGC Nukem: http://www.dim.com/~mackys/bgcnukem.html
The Spamdogs: http://www.dim.com/~mackys/spamdogs
Heaven doesn't want me; Hell's afraid I'd take over.
Sarah Davis
UNIX wrote in message ...
Probably not. I'll have to start checking these via the search engines at
domain registration sites.
>If you want, I can let you use http://nene-home.com for e-mail, as I was
>thinking of using it for this type of service. Under 2 conditions 1) I get
>ne...@nene-home.com 2) I can still use sub-domains under nene-home.com. Just
>email me if your interested, or if there is anything else you want to know
>about the domain...
Actually, it would be entirely possible for you to set up your own e-mail
service using that, which could be handy for you. Many hosts -- all kinds,
free and pay alike -- will support domains, and there are e-mail services
through which you can get mail from your own domain. The main reason I'm
thinking about doing this e-mail and possible hosting service started as a
way to get rid of Nene Mail when I realized that ZZN places HTML in
messages. If you're willing to let people use your domain for the purpose of
receiving free e-mail, then you might be saving me some time and money.
^_^;;
Sarah
Sarah Davis
to which BGC domains were *not* available so that I would know which ones I
could definitely not register. They are as follows:
adpolice.com
adpolice.net
asagiri.com
asagiri.net
bgc2040.com
bgc2040.org
bgcrisis.com
bgcrisis.net
boomer.com
boomer.net
boomer.org
bubblegum-crisis.com
bubblegumcrisis.com
bubblegumcrisis.net
bubblegumcrisis.org
cyberdroid.com
galatea.com
galatea.net
galatea.org
genom.com
genom.net
genom.org
hardsuit.com
hardsuit.net
hotlegs.com
hotlegs.net
knight-sabers.com
knight-sabers.net
knight-sabers.org
knightsaber.net
knightsabers.com
knightsabers.net
knightsabers.org
linna.com
linna.net
linna.org
megalocity.com
megatokyo.com
megatokyo.net
megatokyo.org
nene.com
nene.net
nene.org
nene-home.com
priss.com
priss.net
ravengsgarage.com
replicants.com
replicants.net
replicants.org
romanova.com
silkydoll.com
stingray.com
stingray.net
stingray.org
sylia.com
tokyo2040.com
tokyo2040.net
yamazaki.com
yamazaki.net
yamazaki.org
Not all of the above domains were taken for websites that relate to BGC.
Some have no content at all, which annoys me to no end. I didn't check all
of them since I wasn't interested in what they offered so much as whether
they had been registered. I suppose on some level this is good: BGC appears
to be popular. On the other hand, I'm starting to wonder how many good BGC
domains are available these days.
This does, however, validate my request that people not mention
organizations and the like: it's been done two or three times, in most
cases.
I wonder how many of these were snatched up by people who were taking
advantage of free domain services. *frown* I hate the free domain
registration companies SO much...
Sarah
Andy Skuse
sdavis...@mad-hatter.org wrote on 8/18/2000 3:30 AM:
> I may be purchasing a BGC domain for the sake of free e-mail and/or
> webhosting. Sounds like a pretty idea, ne? It is, but I've come to the
> conclusion that I don't want to ruin anyone's fun with a lame, annoying, or
> offensive domain. Herein lies the query/survey:
>
> What BGC domain would people most want to use for a homepage or e-mail
> service?
>
> Be serious. Really. I don't want people suggesting domains like
> http://sexaroid.com or http://sekiriarules.com. I'd also prefer not using a
> domain that caters to people with specific tastes, such as fans of any one
> Knight Saber or people who have an interest in only a specific area of BGC.
> I also don't want to use a domain that no one will understand is related to
> BGC. Long domains are out; as are obscene, fringe, or joke domains.
>
> Right now I am 85% leaning toward one particular domain name I thought of
> earlier, but I don't want to name it since I'd rather see what the popular
> consensus is on what would or would not be a good domain.
>
> Also take into consideration that many domains that you may like could
> already be taken, such as http://priss.com or http://nene-home.com.
>
> So, any thoughts?
>
> Sarah
www.syliastingray.com (long but easy to remember, and we know how much you
like Sylia<g>)
www.timexcity.com (series specific I know but still cool<g>)
www.genaros.com (series specific I know but still cool<g>)
Andy Skuse
--
Raven's Garage & Fanfics
www.ravensgarage.com
"Like an unpolished sword still blackened by the forge, I will fight the
sun, and not shine."
Andrew Carr
<sdavis...@mad-hatter.org> wrote:
>>If you want, I can let you use http://nene-home.com for e-mail, as I was
>>thinking of using it for this type of service. Under 2 conditions 1) I get
>>ne...@nene-home.com 2) I can still use sub-domains under nene-home.com. Just
>>email me if your interested, or if there is anything else you want to know
>>about the domain...
>
>Actually, it would be entirely possible for you to set up your own e-mail
>service using that, which could be handy for you. Many hosts -- all kinds,
>free and pay alike -- will support domains, and there are e-mail services
>through which you can get mail from your own domain. The main reason I'm
>thinking about doing this e-mail and possible hosting service started as a
>way to get rid of Nene Mail when I realized that ZZN places HTML in
>messages. If you're willing to let people use your domain for the purpose of
>receiving free e-mail, then you might be saving me some time and money.
>^_^;;
Actually, what I would be most interested in supporting would be a
*nix server as well as http, ftp, smtp, imap, etc....
Even if it cost money or donations of stuff. (For instance, I have a
nice 486dx2 66 mhz that I am going to install linux onto and make it a
server.
Anyone else interested?
--Andrew Carr
Andy Skuse
Andrew, I can tell you from ALOT of recent experience, you'll want something
faster than a 486. Linux *is* wonderful in that it can run pretty well on
older machines, but the problem occurs when the traffic picks up. A dozen or
so hits a day is fine, but when the server starts seeing 200 hits or more a
day and you start offering 1 MB+ downloads, that's when you realize that a
486 doesn't have the horsepower for a useable server. A good example is the
early configurations for ravensgarage.com. I use Macs but when I first
started serving I was using the equivalent of a 486 thinking that's all I'd
need for the content I wanted to serve up. But as I watched the Activity
monitor for the webserver I could clearly see that when one person connected
the download rates were very acceptable, but more than one and the rates
dropped exponentially. A Celeron or an early PII is a much better option
(better "horsepower") and they can be put together for cheap these days.
Believe me, it's worth it, even for a "hobby" server :)
Dr. Raven (down for more quick upgrades at the moment...)
UNIX
DNS servers so I can update the registry for the domain.. ;-)
Sarah Davis <sdavis...@mad-hatter.org> wrote in message
news:399da...@huge.aa.net...
>
> UNIX wrote in message ...
> >bgcrisis.net
> >bgcrisis.org
> >
> >I don't think that those are taken yet..
>
> Probably not. I'll have to start checking these via the search engines at
> domain registration sites.
>
> >If you want, I can let you use http://nene-home.com for e-mail, as I was
> >thinking of using it for this type of service. Under 2 conditions 1) I
get
> >ne...@nene-home.com 2) I can still use sub-domains under nene-home.com.
Just
> >email me if your interested, or if there is anything else you want to
know
> >about the domain...
>
> Actually, it would be entirely possible for you to set up your own e-mail
> service using that, which could be handy for you. Many hosts -- all kinds,
> free and pay alike -- will support domains, and there are e-mail services
> through which you can get mail from your own domain. The main reason I'm
> thinking about doing this e-mail and possible hosting service started as a
> way to get rid of Nene Mail when I realized that ZZN places HTML in
> messages. If you're willing to let people use your domain for the purpose
of
> receiving free e-mail, then you might be saving me some time and money.
> ^_^;;
>
> Sarah
>
>
Sarah Davis
UNIX wrote in message <6%jn5.51973$qS3.1...@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>...
>If you want to use http://nene-home.com , just give me the address for the
>DNS servers so I can update the registry for the domain.. ;-)
I'll let you know as soon as I figure out what I'm doing. Right now I'm
still puzzling over this mightily. ^^;;
Sarah
J A Dare
>
<deletia>
>to be popular. On the other hand, I'm starting to wonder how many good BGC
>domains are available these days.
>
Have you considered domain names from other countries?
I haven't checked if these have been taken but, examples
like bgcrisis.at, bgcrisis.to, megatokyo.jp, etc...
Andrew Carr
>Andrew, I can tell you from ALOT of recent experience, you'll want something
>faster than a 486. Linux *is* wonderful in that it can run pretty well on
>older machines, but the problem occurs when the traffic picks up. A dozen or
*snip*
>the download rates were very acceptable, but more than one and the rates
>dropped exponentially. A Celeron or an early PII is a much better option
>(better "horsepower") and they can be put together for cheap these days.
>Believe me, it's worth it, even for a "hobby" server :)
*shrug* I know, the point being is that if I, the poor college student
who just paided for tution and out the nose for books (come on, $100
for a *single* german book?) and thus can't afford the money for a new
computer, has an old 486 lying around (In fact that is what I am using
right now to type this. Yea, a 486 running windows 98. Scary)... well,
this group has enough tech-heads that someone(s) would be able to
cobble together enough power for a server :)
hmm.... as I look over that past sentence... that was a ramble.
ANYWAYS... back to where I was. Which was going to bed :)
--Andrew Carr
UNIX
For any type of services it is nice to have 2 or more DNS servers, so if one
goes down your still up and running.
On my home network I use,
1) AMD K6-2 300
128 megs ram
3.1 gig HD
12X Cdrom
Running Red Hat Linux
used for internal DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP (DEAD), SSH
2) Dell 486 DX-2 50
32 megs ram
Adaptec scsi 2 card
4x SCSI Cdrom
1.3 gig scsi 2 HD
9.1 gig scsi 2 HD
runs Novell Netware 4.11
(used as main file server).
3)AMD K6 200
160 megs ram
6.4 gig HD
2x DVD
ZIP Drive
Scanner
USR 56K Modem
Dual boots Win95 / Linux
(Main workstation)
4)Intergraph dual Pent Pro
only one 150 Pent Pro installed
16 megs ram
Adaptec scsi card
6x scsi cdrom
1.1 gig scsi HD
runs win95
(I lent it to my mother to use, to replace her 286)
5)486 DX-2 66
32 megs ram
250 meg HD
(not finished make yet)
Network hardware
24 port Cabletron Systems MMac 24E hub
8 port hub (spare)
APC BackUPS 650
Andrew Carr <ac...@mail.mc.maricopa.edu> wrote in message
news:399e083...@news.cis.dfn.de...
Rob Kelk
>
> In article <399d1...@huge.aa.net>,
> Sarah Davis <sdavis...@mad-hatter.org> wrote:
> >[...]
>
> Well, I've always been partial to "StackedChicksInBodyArmor.com".
>
> Er, um, whoops, did I say that out loud? ;]
>
You typed it.
^_^
Rob Kelk
You can't get a .ca name unless you either live or do business in
Canada. (And that second one means "have a branch office here", not
"ship occasional parcels into the country".) I would suspect other
countries have similar rules.
Sarah, have you considered an address in the .us domain? (That's
possibly the only "regional" you can get...)
Ben Cantrick
Rob Kelk <rob...@ottawa.com> wrote:
>> >to be popular. On the other hand, I'm starting to wonder how many good BGC
>> >domains are available these days.
>>
>> Have you considered domain names from other countries?
>> I haven't checked if these have been taken but, examples
>> like bgcrisis.at, bgcrisis.to, megatokyo.jp, etc...
>
>Canada. (And that second one means "have a branch office here", not
>"ship occasional parcels into the country".) I would suspect other
>countries have similar rules.
>
>Sarah, have you considered an address in the .us domain? (That's
>possibly the only "regional" you can get...)
This also has the advantage that, IIRC, .us domains are free
to register.
-Ben
--
Ben Cantrick (mac...@dim.com) | Yes, the BGC dubs still suck.
BGC Nukem: http://www.dim.com/~mackys/bgcnukem.html
The Spamdogs: http://www.dim.com/~mackys/spamdogs
Fluke - KMFDM - Photek - Kraftwerk - Ween - 404 Not Found - Beasties - Orbital
J A Dare
>
>You can't get a .ca name unless you either live or do business in
>Canada. (And that second one means "have a branch office here", not
>"ship occasional parcels into the country".) I would suspect other
>countries have similar rules.
IIRC various countries are selling domain names right?
Isn't .to some south Pacific island country?
Sarah Davis
Ben Cantrick wrote in message <8nmc4u$k...@flatland.dimensional.com>...
>In article <399EAAC3...@ottawa.com>,
>Rob Kelk <rob...@ottawa.com> wrote:
>>Sarah, have you considered an address in the .us domain? (That's
>>possibly the only "regional" you can get...)
>
> This also has the advantage that, IIRC, .us domains are free
>to register.
Are they? I checked one site and learned that to register a .us domain, it
would cost me $39.95. Maybe their prices are high, though: I own one domain
(.org) that I registed for $15 per year, so apparently not all of the
registration services list domains at the same price. How they manage this,
I don't really know.
Sarah