.xxx domains

[Gabu]

Stupid idea.  It's upwards of impossible to force owners of every single pornography site out there to get a .xxx domain name.  I don't know when politicians will realize that the internet is so ethereal and global in nature that the content itself is basically completely unregulatable.

[Gabu]

I support the .xxx domain.  I have no problem with internet pornography, but it's really annoying to have it pop-up all over the place when you don't want it to.  It should be easy to avoid if you don't want to see it, and hopefully the .xxx will help do that.

It would work if every single pornography site relocated itself to a .xxx domain, but the fact of the matter is that tons of sites out there get you to visit purely by blatantly tricking you into clicking a link.  I don't think they'll want a domain extension that says "hi, I'm a pornography site".

[Gabu]

Right, these are the sites we should be getting rid of.  If a site is pornography, it should have the .xxx domain, and it shouldn't try to trick you.

The only problem is that actually forcing these sites to do so is kind of easier said than done.  Finding out who actually owns a site can often be ridiculously difficult.

[Gabu]

I think the .xxx domain is a good idea.  Rather than having porn all over the Internet, we can keep it and the spyware that accompanies it more cocentrated in a specific place.  It might also make the Internet safer for young children.

While I agree with you in theory, I'm getting the sense that nobody is reading my posts.

[Gabu]

I said this would be a good idea, but because of the lack of enforcement on the Internet it would be extremely hard if not impossible to implement.

Well, wouldn't that make it not be a good idea, or do we have differing definitions of what a "good idea" is?

For me, an idea is not good if it's completely impractical and impossible to do.