Originally Posted by Cains

Why the need for .POST? .JOBS? .MOBI? there is a market for them and there's a market for .XXX

All the other ssTLDs are designed to provide positives to the internet, the since they're all commercially sponsored, provide some kind of profit.

Do we need them? not desperately, but .com has become so crowded and the internet is such a rapidly growing entity, it makes sense.

ssTLDs are designed to be positive, and commercially viable. Aslong as they don't negatively impact the internet and there is a genuine use for a ssTLD, it'll be approved. It's not a question of zoning, WWW is far too big to even begin to zone sites based on content.

As far as VISA/Mastercard choosing where the process, well that's their business. They have made no announcements thus far, and infact if they do the FSC or some other lobby has a good case against them in court as credit card processors have some obligation to serve merchants.