AVID:Requests for Comment/Change the website URL to av.id

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Change the website URL to av.id

I think this URL would be much more efficient and quicker to type. NancerAVID (talk) 13:38, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Support

  1. Support I support this, but not in the way that it's being proposed, but instead as a 'shortcut URL', like how Twitter has t.co, or the Wikimedia Foundation having w.wiki. It'd be useful for quickly writing down and sharing URLs to pages, although I'm not sure of how it would actually be implemented. LoganStuff (talk) 17:56, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
    I'd be down with that. · Talk · Edits 19:53, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Abstain

  1.  Abstain While this might work, the opposers below are making good points. Gilby1385 (talk) 16:50, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Oppose both implementing a custom url as well as your chosen name, but for two separate reasons. Regarding the custom name chosen, it's honestly just too short. Luke2505 has suggested we have av.id as the shortened url, while I've proposed avidatabase.org as our primary one. Regarding a custom url in general, I fear that would cost money that we don't have right now. There are plans to start getting money in to put towards miraheze, but right now nothing is happening yet. Until those plans are in motion, I stand strong in my opposition. (Lets chat!) 14:30, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
  2. Oppose I dont think miraheze can do that. ForcedExcess26 (talk) 14:38, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
    Yes they can. You just have to pay for the domain (outside of free domains like .tk) Logohub (talk) 14:40, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
    still oppose because that sounds expensive ForcedExcess26 (talk) 14:45, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
  3. Oppose per Eternity. · Talk · Edits 15:29, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
  4. Oppose also per EMG. Logohub (talk) 15:34, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
  5. Oppose also per EMG. Paying for the domain sounds expensive, and "av.id" is too short as Eternity pointed out, so for those reasons, I'm out. AUnnamedDragon 4:33 PM, May 27, 2023 (CET)

Comments

 Comment: Firstly, this will require a user (most likely a trusted one) to purchase a domain, secondly, it's a premium domain so first-time registration is going to be extremely high, and thirdly, what's the point? -- Cheers, Bukkit (talkcontribsglobalrights) 20:54, 27 May 2023 (UTC)


fourthly it could break the wiki ForcedExcess26 (talk) 20:58, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
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