.fan

Overview

• .fan is a proposed generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• The application describes the string as a means of providing greater expression on the Internet and categorizes it under Lifestyle.

History

• The string was revealed during ICANN's New gTLD application process (Reveal Day referenced as 13 June 2012).
• Application status in the provided material is listed as "Proposed."
• Applicant(s) and related registry information in the source:
  • Application applicant identified as Donuts (Goose Glen, LLC).
  • The template lists Demand Media in a registry field.
  • Priority number listed as 558 for Donuts (Goose Glen, LLC).

Usage and Audience

• The application frames .fan as an open gTLD intended to provide greater expression online, implying suitability for fan communities and lifestyle-related sites.
• The registry/application intends the TLD to be open without pre-registration policies.

Registration Rules

• The applicant's description indicates an "open TLD" model with no pre-registration verification (pre-registration verification was considered to "cause more harm than benefit").
• The applicant stated intent to adhere to all ICANN registration policies.
• Plans include defined remediation and takedown policies and measures to control abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."
• Specifics such as eligibility restrictions, minimum/maximum registration periods, or allowed-character rules are not provided in the source material.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Another applicant applied for the similar string .fans.
• The application referenced is part of the wider batch of Donuts applications, noted as using similar boilerplate language across multiple strings.
• A PIC link and application details are referenced in the source material (application result identifiers and priority data).

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domain:       FAN

organisation: Dog Beach, 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.FAN 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:57 65.22.20.57
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.FAN 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:57 65.22.21.57
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.FAN 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:57 65.22.22.57
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.FAN 161.232.10.57 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:57
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.FAN 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:57 65.22.23.57
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.FAN 161.232.11.57 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:57
ds-rdata:     57907 8 2 0877bcb676b4b8470a843b7a72560351adef09c067ac1445cac5579da6acc11d

whois:        whois.nic.fan

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2015-02-28
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA