I've been considering changing the osu! domain, but even myself am unsure of whether I want to change it. I'd list my reasons here but would rather hear your opinions first.
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Poll 19: osu! domain name
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which do you prefer?
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Topic Starter
both are fine, but I still prefer osu.ppy.sh since it's what I'm used to and is unique.
I don't really see why it would be called osu.io
osu-game.com
I like .ppy.sh
I like .ppy.sh
imo ppy.sh is better
What is the etymology behind both of them? I like 'osu.ppy.sh' more because in my head I read it out as "os-peppy-shy", and I think it has a nice unique appeal. 'osu.io' doesn't really have a ring to it, and it isn't very visually interesting.
io reminds me of Apple too much
osu.io sounds kinda silly though.
osu.io sound not so nice :V
Topic Starter
That's... quite unanimous. Good to know 
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.Basically this, yeah.Frostmourne wrote:
both are fine, but I still prefer osu.ppy.sh since it's what I'm used to and is unique.
osu.ppy.sh is what I literally grew up with
sorry for the nostalgia driven answer .-.
sorry for the nostalgia driven answer .-.
Pretty much this. If the domain name has to be changed, change it to osu-game.com, which makes more sense.thelewa wrote:
I don't really see why it would be called osu.io
(but I wonder if the reason you don't use .com is because of Amurica and their copyright owners)
Keep it like this, please.
The current because of ".ppy.".
idk why, but for some reason osu.io sounds kinda ugly for me, so i'd prefer osu.ppy.sh
Topic Starter
i like simplicity, therefore i'd choose osu.io over osu-game.com.XPJ38 wrote:
Pretty much this. If the domain name has to be changed, change it to osu-game.com, which makes more sense.thelewa wrote:
I don't really see why it would be called osu.io
(but I wonder if the reason you don't use .com is because of Amurica and their copyright owners)
If you like it simple and easy to remember, how about osu.me?
Although, there's osume.exe on the main folder.
Although, there's osume.exe on the main folder.
Everybody is so used to osu.ppy.sh that they're obviously going to have a biased opinion on this but I'd just say that "io" specifically looks weird since it's two vowels alone and i is a tiny letter... dunno it just feels really awkward as a domain segment.
still leaves me wondering why .io of all the simple domain names. i think it's the same reason why you chose .ppy for the current domainpeppy wrote:
i like simplicity, therefore i'd choose osu.io over osu-game.com.
Personally prefer osu.ppy.sh more. Donnu why, but osu.ppy.sh is very impressive to me.
How about osu.sh if simplicity is the issue? Call it osush from now on.
I would prefer that the domain name not change. I am fondly attached to the current address.
Topic Starter
hey, i didn't even realise this one was still free. i'll add it to the options (looks like it reset the votes, unfortunately)bmin11 wrote:
How about osu.sh if simplicity is the issue? Call it osush from now on.
Still not as good. I dislike small domain names. <6 characters is no good.
I still prefer osu.ppy.sh
I prefer normal one.
current is good but doesnt matter to me
osu.ppy.sh is fine so keep it please
Nah, I prefer osu.ppy.sh too. It's the domain we all got used and it's unique as others said. :/
osu.sh looks way better than osu.io, and it's simple enough for newbies to memorize. I like it.
osu.ppy.sh
Honestly, I've got trouble memorizing the domain at the first.
Anyways, using along with http://www.osu-game.com as current will be fine
Anyways, using along with http://www.osu-game.com as current will be fine
osu.io 5evr i dont wanna type long url
o.su is best
osu.ppy.sh makes sense and everyone's already gotten used to it by now. Besides, osu-me.com still exists.
osu.ppy.sh makes sense and everyone's already gotten used to it by now. Besides, osu-me.com still exists.
osu.moe best domain
osu.moe please.
osu.sh suites better for me
Out of all osu-game.com makes the most sense and it's still pretty short and easy to remember
How often do you see sites ending with .sh or .io? or those which reflect a number of domain levels?
It's a lot easier to remember game name and usual .com or some other ending
How often do you see sites ending with .sh or .io? or those which reflect a number of domain levels?
It's a lot easier to remember game name and usual .com or some other ending
Subaru Takamaru wrote:
I'd rather to keep osu.ppy.sh
If we want to convenience new users, osu-game.___ will work best.
If we want to convenience existing users, osu.ppy.sh works best.
osu.io and osu.sh would really only work if this was a new game. I understand how short names = good names, but when the game is already 6+ years old with almost 3 million registered accounts, it's hard to convince people of the change.
If we want to convenience existing users, osu.ppy.sh works best.
osu.io and osu.sh would really only work if this was a new game. I understand how short names = good names, but when the game is already 6+ years old with almost 3 million registered accounts, it's hard to convince people of the change.
Topic Starter
once the .game TLD is approved i think osu.game will be nice, too.
It will be nice if both osu.sh and osu.ppy.sh are used.
Seph
I like osu.ppy.sh because I'm used to it. I wouldn't mind it being shortened to osu.sh, it'd just take some time for me to adapt. However osu.io looks wrong to me. It sounds like some weird war cry 
I totally agree with thisKurai wrote:
I like osu.ppy.sh because I'm used to it. I wouldn't mind it being shortened to osu.sh, it'd just take some time for me to adapt. However osu.io looks wrong to me. It sounds like some weird war cry
