FYI
TMC has traditionally been accessible via a number of TLDs (Top Level Domains), including .com, org, .net, .eu and .co.uk
Given the current situation with respect to funding, I can no longer justify spending money on TMC domain names that are not core to the identity of TMC. Further, I think that after almost seven years the identity of TMC is sufficiently well estalished for us to be less concerned about impersonators with similar domain names.
For those reasons, I'm not going to renew the .net and .org versions of the TMC domain name.
When I registered the .eu version of the domain name, the "European" aspect of TMC was a key part of our identity. Today, this is no longer so and therefore I have already (albeit reluctantly) released the .eu version of the domain name.
That leaves us with .com and .co.uk, unless I've forgotten something.
Personally, I feel that the .com domain is the core of our identity. I don't think that the .co.uk domain is in the least bit core to our identity, however: the fact that I'm a Brit, as are the moderators, and that the technical infrastructure is based in the U.K. should be immaterial to the identity of TMC today. However, I think that this domain name attracts a fair amount of our traffic from U.K. members, who form a fairly significant part of our membership. I need to gather some information on the break-down of traffic by domain name before making any final decision.
Feedback, as always, is welcome: however, the main purpose of this posting is to act as an update to members.
Thank you all for your support.
Phil