Overview
- .community is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string was proposed and described as a means of providing "greater expression on the Internet" and is categorized under Culture new gTLDs.
- The application named Donuts (Fox Orchard, LLC) as the applicant.
History
- The .community application was submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Donuts (Fox Orchard, LLC) was the applicant listed in the application materials.
- A Registry Agreement for .community was signed on December 5, 2013 (agreement noted with Donuts).
- The .community string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on January 27, 2014, completing the successful application and delegation process.
- An ICANNWiki template entry also lists Demand Media in the registry field for .community.
Usage and Audience
- The application framed .community as an open gTLD intended to enable greater expression on the Internet.
- It is positioned for broad use by communities and culture-related groups (category: Culture), rather than being restricted to a narrow industry.
Registration Rules
- The application specified that .community would be an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
- Pre-registration verification was explicitly not planned; the applicant argued such verification could deny legitimate registrants access.
- The applicant stated intent to adhere to ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation and takedown policies to meet ICANN requirements.
- Abuse control was to be addressed through "extensive user and rights protections."
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: COMMUNITY
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.COMMUNITY 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:10 65.22.24.10
nserver: V0N1.NIC.COMMUNITY 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:10 65.22.25.10
nserver: V0N2.NIC.COMMUNITY 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:10 65.22.26.10
nserver: V0N3.NIC.COMMUNITY 161.232.12.10 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:10
nserver: V2N0.NIC.COMMUNITY 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:10 65.22.27.10
nserver: V2N1.NIC.COMMUNITY 161.232.13.10 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:10
ds-rdata: 41077 8 2 f9eff79788bf6867b89d159ce55acb532f65a3a8cd50a49a1a298ebe08384d7d
whois: whois.nic.community
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-23
changed: 2023-09-13
source: IANA
Registrars
