[pct-l] Just Curious ...

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Yes, ours is hikerheaven.com but there's nothing commercial about our site or Hiker Heaven for that matter.  Only used it because .net or .org didn't make any sense either, and people are most inclined to use .com.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jul 13, 2007 7:35 AM
>To: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Just Curious ...
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>>>or me, the '.com' makes me leery. Why should any 
>>>commercial enterprise be "endorsed" by PCT hikers 
>>.or non-profit organizations like the PCTA as being
>>>"official"?  
>While technically .COM means commercial, in reality .COM is now the de factor generic designation for sites. People automatically enter .COM for sites w/o thinking about it.
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>My own site is a .COM. As far as I know, it is not for commercial purposes. :)   I am not the only purpose who has a hobby site with .com registration. 
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>For a more serious example, the outdoor group I help run has a website that is .NET, but we also registered .COM  and have a redirect to. NET.  Many people type in  .COM automatically.
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>Long story short, ADVENTUREONTHEPCT.COM is a non-profit site run but a person who appears to be a good egg.
>
>As for why use it? Well..why not use it? :)
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