Talk:Public Interest Registry

COI contributions
I would like to submit an improved version of the article for consideration. This represents a substantial body of work to bring the 4-sentence article up to a B-class(ish) article. Corporate 17:48, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Approved, draft moved over the existing article. DES (talk) 02:47, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

In the "see also" section, there is a similar-sounding registrar, abbreviated as PDR Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Directi in India. The URL for the business is www.publicdomainregistry.com and they did register (and mantain?) a ORG in 2011 which was subsequently flagged at PIR. Understandably the contribution is an improvement for the purposes of disambiguating between PDR and PIR, but perhaps not in the see also section. Apart from the similar-sounding name, other COI in Directi operating several registrars has shown potential circumvention of the UDRP.

The Public Interest Registry published a book on their history and the history of the .org domain, which I used to fill in the "citation needed" placeholder that was in the original draft. I felt it might also be good under a Further Reading header, but would like to leave it to an impartial editor to decide. Corporate 03:32, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

COI Edit request or disambiguation/ directi.in>PublicDomainRegistry.com
In the "see also" section, there is a similar-sounding registrar, abbreviated as PDR Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Directi in India. The URL for the business is www.publicdomainregistry.com and they did register (and mantain?) a ORG in 2011 which was subsequently flagged at PIR. Understandably the contribution is an improvement for the purposes of disambiguating between PDR and PIR, but perhaps not in the see also section. Apart from the similar-sounding name, other COI in Directi operating several registrars has shown potential circumvention of the UDRP. Thankee126.161.169.228 (talk) 09:39, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Kind of entity
In what sense is PIR a "not-for-profit" and how can it be sold? The recent announement mentions it could become a B corporation so we know what it's not. Nemo 07:31, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

arstechnica: ICANN delays .org sale again after scathing letter from California AG
Useful update information including PIR taking on $300 million in debt

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/icann-delays-org-sale-again-after-scathing-letter-from-california-ag/

John Cummings (talk) 09:05, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

COI edit request - PIR now operates .CHARITY, .FOUNDATION, .GIVING, and .GIVES
Hello! FYI, as of mid-2022, PIR is now the operator of four additional TLDs: .charity, .foundation, .giving, and .gives. The articles and press release below provide info:


 * https://domainnamewire.com/2021/12/08/pir-acquires-4-charitable-top-level-domains-announces-rsp-contract-bidding/
 * https://domainnamewire.com/2022/06/07/godaddy-acquires-two-tlds-pir-completes-acquisition-of-3-donuts-domains/
 * https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/public-interest-registry-to-expand-available-domains/
 * https://thenew.org/pir-now-offers-charity-foundation-gives-as-part-of-org-family-of-domains-portfolio/

Three of the TLDS are active now. The .GIVING TLD is active in the DNS root zone but is not yet available for registration.

It would make sense to me to update the lead paragraph to reflect these changes, and to also add something to the end of the History section.

However, as I am employed by an organization connected to PIR, I have WP:COI and don't feel comfortable making the edit directly. Thank you for the consideration! - Dyork (talk) 16:34, 12 August 2022 (UTC)