ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), who control names on the Internet have turned down a request to allow people and businesses in Wales to use the .cym name.
Instead .cym is now reserved for the Cayman Islands although they already have the use of .ky. The ‘CYM’ letters are therefore not available for the Welsh cultural and linguistic community to use on the Internet.
dotcym, a group setup originally to campaign for the .cym name are now asking:
The ‘CYM’ letters are therefore not available for the Welsh cultural and linguistic community to use on the Internet.
We will choose a new top-level domain to represent the community. We need one which fulfills the criteria under which the application will be submitted to ICANN, who control names on the Internet.
We need a top-level domain which will:
a) be recognisable as representing the Welsh community
b) reflect and promote the values of the application for a top-level domain for the
cultural and linguistic community
c) be available for use by the world-wide Welsh community: individuals, clubs
and societies, associations, businesses and governmental bodies.
We would like to hear your opinion.
What are your views on .cymru, .cwl (Cymru Wales) and .wales?
Which top-level domain would you prefer and are there any with which you would disagree?
Are you talking as an individual or on behalf of an organisation?
You may contact them at [email protected] or visit their website at http://www.dotcym.org
