.cym

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**.cym**
Introduced	Not officially introduced; proposed in 2006
TLD type	Proposed top-level domain
Status	Unofficial proposal
Registry	None at present
Sponsoring organization	dotCYM
Intended use	See article
Actual use	Not in use yet, as it is unapproved and not in root
Registration restrictions	Unknown
Structure	Registrations would be taken directly at second level
Documents
Dispute policies	UDRP
Web site	dotCYM.org

.cym (dotCYM) is a proposed top-level domain for sites written in the Welsh language, as well as "sites in another language which are also of Welsh interest."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6151206.stm</ref> The campaign was initiated following the successful introduction of .cat for the Catalan-speaking community. The .cat domain is officially reserved for those websites which "highlight Catalan language and culture".

The mission statement of the campaign states that:

The Welsh language and culture is a community that we believe should be identified and enhanced by having its own sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) on the Internet. Under a .CYM sponsored TLD those organisations, companies and individuals, throughout the world, that express themselves in the Welsh language and/or wish to encourage Welsh culture will be able to be registered and will be clearly identifiable.

[edit] See also

.gb, for Great Britain
.sco, for Scotland, another British nation
.uk, for the United Kingdom
.cat, for Catalonia, a nation from Spain and France

[edit] References

Generic top-level domains

Unsponsored	.biz .com .edu .gov .info .int .mil .name .net .org
Sponsored	.aero .cat .coop .jobs .mobi .museum .pro .travel
Infrastructure	.arpa .root
Startup phase	.asia .tel
Proposed	.cym .geo .kid .kids .mail .post .sco .web .xxx
Deleted/retired	.nato
Reserved	.example .invalid .localhost .test
Pseudo-domains	.bitnet .csnet .local .onion .uucp
Unofficial	see Alternative DNS roots

See also: Country code top-level domains