Comments on: To www or Not to www? http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/ Fabulous since 1973. Blogging since 2003. Drinking since noon. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I don't like using a pseudonym. http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 I don't like using a pseudonym. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:14:53 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2204 <p>HAHA that’s funny, because I think it looks weird without the www too!  Like, ‘cuz Firefox (at least, if not the rest of the browsers--I only regularly use Firefox) automatically puts in the http:// nonsense, so when I look up right now, I see: </p> <p> http://tenth-muse.com </p> <p> And that looks abrupt.  Like there should be something between the // and the domain name. </p> <p> But no, I don’t usually use the www or the http:// I just type tenth-muse.com and let it roll. </p> HAHA that’s funny, because I think it looks weird without the www too!  Like, ‘cuz Firefox (at least, if not the rest of the browsers–I only regularly use Firefox) automatically puts in the http:// nonsense, so when I look up right now, I see:

http://tenth-muse.com

And that looks abrupt.  Like there should be something between the // and the domain name.

But no, I don’t usually use the www or the http:// I just type tenth-muse.com and let it roll.

]]> By: Joelle http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Joelle Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:14:10 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2203 <p>I so don’t get this “doesn’t look complete” thing that so many have mentioned.  I find that fascinating! lol </p> I so don’t get this “doesn’t look complete” thing that so many have mentioned.  I find that fascinating! lol

]]> By: patricia http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2202 patricia Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:15:04 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2202 <p>when i tell someone a url, i don’t say www, but if i’m typing it, either in a document or code, i’ll still include it. mostly out of habit and but also for aesthetics. a url just doesn’t look complete to me without it. </p> when i tell someone a url, i don’t say www, but if i’m typing it, either in a document or code, i’ll still include it. mostly out of habit and but also for aesthetics. a url just doesn’t look complete to me without it.

]]> By: Joelle http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2201 Joelle Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:17:01 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2201 <p>@Tara Jane:  thank you! hahaha!  <img src="http://tenth-muse.com/ee/images/smileys/smile.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="smile" style="border:0;" /> </p> @Tara Jane:  thank you! hahaha!  smile

]]> By: Tara Jane http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Tara Jane Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:27:25 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2200 <p>What, are you trying to imply that the internet functions in some way other than by TUBES???  Huh, and here I returned after months and did cartwheels because you’re back only to find that you DON’T EVEN KNOW THAT THE INTERNET RUNS THROUGH A VERY INTRICATE SERIES OF BIG AND NOT-SO-BIG TWISTY TURNY TUBES!!! </p> <p> Welcome back, Joelle.  Thank you for making this tube-y internet a better place.  <img src="http://tenth-muse.com/ee/images/smileys/smile.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="smile" style="border:0;" /> </p> What, are you trying to imply that the internet functions in some way other than by TUBES???  Huh, and here I returned after months and did cartwheels because you’re back only to find that you DON’T EVEN KNOW THAT THE INTERNET RUNS THROUGH A VERY INTRICATE SERIES OF BIG AND NOT-SO-BIG TWISTY TURNY TUBES!!!

Welcome back, Joelle.  Thank you for making this tube-y internet a better place.  smile

]]> By: Amy http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Amy Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:18:17 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2199 <p>For all of the sites we set up at work (on Apache and IIS), we set up the sites with and without the www because as a business you never know if your customers are going to use it or not. </p> <p> As a user, I don’t type the www and get frustrated when I come across sites that have not been set up properly on the server side. </p> For all of the sites we set up at work (on Apache and IIS), we set up the sites with and without the www because as a business you never know if your customers are going to use it or not.

As a user, I don’t type the www and get frustrated when I come across sites that have not been set up properly on the server side.

]]> By: ironic1 http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2198 ironic1 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:47:30 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2198 <p>Nope, no www for me, either… that is, unless I can’t get to the site.  Then I try the ol’ www trick.  If THAT doesn’t work, then the site is having issues, or I really don’t need to see it.  Heh, am I that far behind that I didn’t know about the CRTL+Enter thing?!??  Then again, it isn’t going to kill my fingers to get a little “.com” typing excercise… </p> Nope, no www for me, either… that is, unless I can’t get to the site.  Then I try the ol’ www trick.  If THAT doesn’t work, then the site is having issues, or I really don’t need to see it.  Heh, am I that far behind that I didn’t know about the CRTL+Enter thing?!??  Then again, it isn’t going to kill my fingers to get a little “.com” typing excercise…

]]> By: Joelle http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2197 Joelle Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:45:55 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2197 <p>@Stacy:  that was totally the information I was looking for!  I knew you’d have the dish.  I figured that was the case. </p> <p> @Deltus: still from Germany, I see. lol (I wonder what is UP with your IP!) </p> <p> @soapbox: I can’t abide by Dreamhost, unfortunately.  I’ve shaken my fist at their servers far too many times.  lol. but i know a lot of people who use and enjoy them.  It’s good that they offer the option, but I would think, like Stacy said, that they should just set it up that way by default. </p> <p> @jules: so weird to not see a URL for you. <img src="http://tenth-muse.com/ee/images/smileys/smile.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="smile" style="border:0;" /> </p> @Stacy:  that was totally the information I was looking for!  I knew you’d have the dish.  I figured that was the case.

@Deltus: still from Germany, I see. lol (I wonder what is UP with your IP!)

@soapbox: I can’t abide by Dreamhost, unfortunately.  I’ve shaken my fist at their servers far too many times.  lol. but i know a lot of people who use and enjoy them.  It’s good that they offer the option, but I would think, like Stacy said, that they should just set it up that way by default.

@jules: so weird to not see a URL for you. smile

]]> By: soapbox.SUPERSTAR http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 soapbox.SUPERSTAR Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:11:29 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2196 <p>My site is set up to work either way.  DreamHost asks you that with every new domain you register...if you want the www or not, or both… </p> My site is set up to work either way.  DreamHost asks you that with every new domain you register…if you want the www or not, or both…

]]> By: jules http://tenth-muse.com/2007/06/to-www-or-not-to-www/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 jules Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:32:07 +0000 http://tenth-muse.com/?p=211#comment-2195 <p>i don’t even type the .com tenth-muse(ctrl+enter) is the way to go. </p> i don’t even type the .com tenth-muse(ctrl+enter) is the way to go.

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