.forum and .community domain extensions

[Jason76]

I know the 2nd one is open for registration. Has anyone considered using these extensions for your forum?

 

[Page]

Why not stay with .com 🙂 people know about it then

 

[Golddisk]

No, not really. I do think that urls that use [topic].forum look nice and sleek, but it isn't something that has caught on with major popularity. Many people still look for .com's and even sometimes enter it automatically. I do think it has its uses, though. Especially for big popular topics. For example, a forum about call of duty could use callofduty.forum or a forum about first person shooters could be fps.forum or something. Those bigger, more popular categories can really take advantage of these extensions the best in my opinion.

 

[Gus]

What a great domain name options. I think .forum is better because it's shorter.

 

[Solidus]

Nope, both too long.

 

[Jason76]

This isn't my forum but what do you all think of it?

http://alien.community

 

[Page]

This isn't my forum but what do you all think of it?

http://alien.community

Looks very aliening like and everything looks big.

 

[Cierra]

Eh not a huge fan of .forum or .community, just prefer the traditionals like .com, .net,.org, etc over individualized domains. I think for some communities with unique names/niche it could work well for them, but you'll figure out if the site is a forum/community once you visit the link.

This isn't my forum but what do you all think of it?

http://alien.community

I do think that domain suits their forum well.

 

[Page]

I find website.website wired 😀

 

[Kaynil]

I wouldn't mind buying it as a secondary url to redirect. Although I imagine it must be pricey right now.

 

[Marie 1988 Forum]

Why not stay with .com 🙂 people know about it then

I don't think he's looking at purchasing one or the other, I think this more of an opinionated question, rather than "should I buy this for my forum." That said, I don't think I'd choose either option, although .community looks like it could be a solid choice for a general discussion forum. However, like most people, I too prefer the traditional domains