Wage Peace with a Name and a Peaceful Domain
A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Emily Selden
Peace in a Name Through a Domain
Let it never be said that the internet is not a microcosm of the world, as evidenced by the domain names. One can find every extreme element of society in the domain names that current owners graced their small universes with on the web. From the truly base to the richly spiritual and everything in between, virtually anything one could possibly imagine can be found on the world wide web. It should come as no suprise then to find domain names which are creating peace through names alone, not to neglect the contents that are actually in them.
These domain names come across as: ThePeaceCompany.com, green-peace.org, unitedforpeace.org and there are more, some not so noble, perhaps, but just as peaceful. A search engine brings up many pages regarding peace. This gives the impression that there is something to the idea of creating peace with a domain. One question this evokes is, what came first the organization or the name?
A Peaceful Domain Begins in the Name
Many domains strive to the anti-peace movement and this can be seen in their name. Violent images and/or rhetoric are the normal decorations for these domains. They haven't anything peaceful to write so they will write it for anyone who will read it. The names of these domains usually indicate this type of behavior. Going to a website, for instance, called violenthere.com if you were on the search for a peaceful and nurturing site would be rather pointless. A peaceful domain does truly begin with the name.
The name is the first step and for some is a beginning to create a false sense of what the site will contain. For instance the name may convey peace and contain a treatise for warlike behavior and the merits of said behavior. This is a highly unethical way of running a domain, pointing it out is to prove a point, a peaceful name can only go so far.
A Provocative Domain and Name Supporting Peace Values
The domain itself needs to contain the substance that will instill in the reader the sense of why a person should live in a peaceful manner. The site should describe ways in which the reader can become active in the peace movement. Citing organizations that will help in the reader's community, country, continent. Remember that this site is being viewed around the world from many different perspectives.
Gearing the information to more than one group can be a good idea, however, the information may become to vague. Finding the audience you would like to address the merits of peace toward may be a stronger option for the site.
Waging peace can be fraught with difficulty, not just in the general sense, sometimes just the daily life can be the catalyst for an inner war. The domains created on the web, as peaceful environments to relax with, can help to alleviate these feelings and are a good example of why they are necessary.
