Chess Petition - OzChess

**Arrogant-One** · 04-25-2008, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by GMerv

Ok, ok, this may not be my finest moment - but it sure will be a fun try !

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dot_chess/

I have started an online petition to see that Chess receives the global acknowledgement it so richly deserves...

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The petition

Millions and millions of Chess enthusiasts use the internet as a primary means of representation. When purchasing an internet domain name we are forced to acquire the same old pedestrian domain name extensions of .com, .org, etcetera. But, since Chess is the world's most popular game - it deserves to have a unique entity on the internet with its own internet domain name extension of .chess

Simply put, this petition will demonstrate to the internet domain name companies that Chess enthusiasts want their own domain name extension of .chess

www. yourdomainname .chess

To gain support for the .chess domain name extension, we will be sending the petition to national chess federations, international chess federations (ie. FIDE), and throughout the chess community in general.

Please show your support too.

Thank you.

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Well, there you have it everyone. An international chess petition - just what the doctor ordered! So if you are keen:

Sign Petition <<< Click Here

**YumYum** · 08-13-2008, 05:29 AM

Thats awesome! Now if only someone important sees it. I'll be passing this on to all my chess friends.

**Fischer-Fan** · 08-13-2008, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by YumYum

Thats awesome! Now if only someone important sees it. I'll be passing this on to all my chess friends.

So its a petition for websites to be allowed to end in .chess? I don't know whether I should support that. Seems a bit strange to me.

**Iconoclast** · 08-13-2008, 10:05 PM

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**Chessic-Adventures** · 08-24-2008, 05:30 AM

I don't think the organization in charge of domains will allow that as they turned down ".xxx" and that extension had a lot more support than the chess community.

But since there's stuff like .travel there's still some hope.

**YumYum** · 09-05-2008, 03:17 AM

True, buts its still a sweet goal. lol.

04-25-2008, 03:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Arrogant-One Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,682 ICC Handle: Just2Good FICS Handle: Advantage	Chess Petition Originally Posted by GMerv Ok, ok, this may not be my finest moment - but it sure will be a fun try ! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dot_chess/ I have started an online petition to see that Chess receives the global acknowledgement it so richly deserves... * The petition Millions and millions of Chess enthusiasts use the internet as a primary means of representation. When purchasing an internet domain name we are forced to acquire the same old pedestrian domain name extensions of .com, .org, etcetera. But, since Chess is the world's most popular game - it deserves to have a unique entity on the internet with its own internet domain name extension of .chess Simply put, this petition will demonstrate to the internet domain name companies that Chess enthusiasts want their own domain name extension of .chess www. yourdomainname .chess To gain support for the .chess domain name extension, we will be sending the petition to national chess federations, international chess federations (ie. FIDE), and throughout the chess community in general. Please show your support too. Thank you. * Well, there you have it everyone. An international chess petition - just what the doctor ordered! So if you are keen: *Sign Petition* <<< Click Here __________________ . ... for it is always the person not in the predicament who knows what ought to have been done in it, and would unquestionably have done it too . . . ~ Charles Dickens novel ~

08-13-2008, 05:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
YumYum Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 112	Thats awesome! Now if only someone important sees it. I'll be passing this on to all my chess friends. __________________ Panda is what the world was waiting for!

08-13-2008, 04:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fischer-Fan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 147	Originally Posted by YumYum Thats awesome! Now if only someone important sees it. I'll be passing this on to all my chess friends. So its a petition for websites to be allowed to end in .chess? I don't know whether I should support that. Seems a bit strange to me. __________________ Patzer see check, patzer give check! - Bobby Fischer

08-13-2008, 10:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Iconoclast Immoderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 1,006	dot sex dot god dot beatles dot dotpetitions __________________ The individual is hopeless without the group. The group is hopeless without its individuals.

09-05-2008, 03:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
YumYum Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 112	True, buts its still a sweet goal. lol. __________________ Panda is what the world was waiting for!

08-24-2008, 05:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chessic-Adventures Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 204	I don't think the organization in charge of domains will allow that as they turned down ".xxx" and that extension had a lot more support than the chess community. But since there's stuff like .travel there's still some hope.

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