On: .IO domain name reliability issues and how we’re working around them

[tbarbugli]

> Using .io is unfair to the Chagossian People

> The reason closest to our hearts is the geopolitical background of .io domains which we only learned about recently.

Later in the article:

> Of course, we will make sure to redirect all traffic from *.plan.io appropriately so no existing links will break in the future.

Which to me sounds like they will keep paying for the .io domain for the foreseeable future.

[iamthirsty → tbarbugli]

"I don't like conflict diamonds, but since I have a bunch I might as well keep them — I just won't wear them."

That's how it comes off to me.

[an_account → iamthirsty]

If you already have a conflict diamond you already funded the mining effort. Keeping or throwing it away has no effect.