# What is Communiteq.org? (.org not .com)
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [2015年六月28日 19:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554 "2015-06-28T19:06:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@KajMagnus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KajMagnus)
#### Post date: [2015年六月28日 19:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/1 "2015-06-28T19:06:16Z")
**Edit:** The owner of the `.org` site writes below that it was a demo project and he’s taking it offline. See [https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-[Communiteq](https://www.communiteq.com)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-%5BCommuniteq%5D(https://www.communiteq.com)) (formerly DiscourseHosting)-org-org-not-com/30554/3 — so it was a well intended site then, and my thoughts below were wrong **/Edit**
There is [https://www.communiteq.com](https://www.communiteq.com) which I think people know about already, but there is also [http://www.discoursehosting.org](http://www.discoursehosting.org). I’m thinking that the latter site, which ends with `.org` not `.com`, is not a serious hosting provider and perhaps they would steal people’s money? They bought their domain in 2014, more than one year later than `.com`, but still opted for the almost same domain name.
No one uses `www.discoursehosting.org` right, and you too think it’s a scam? (But many people like `www.[Communiteq](https://www.communiteq.com) (formerly DiscourseHosting)` (with `com`) I suppose.)
So this is what happens if one doesn’t buy the `com` domain name, only buys `.org`? I actually once went to `.org` and thought “oh they’ve remade their website and now they require people to pay up front, they’ve removed the trial period”. This was before I had become aware about both the `org` and `com` versions, and I had typed `...org` in the address bar.
Edit: Now I googled for the person who has registered the `.org` and seems he’s a real person. I am confused.
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [2015年六月28日 19:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/2 "2015-06-28T19:25:14Z")
> [@KajMagnus](#):
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> So this is what happens if one doesn’t buy the com domain name, only buys .org?
It’s also what happens if you decide not to [trademark the name “Discourse”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-trademarked/8681/2) (in the context of forum software, as explained in the topic).
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### Author:  [@spocksplanet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spocksplanet)
#### Post date: [2015年六月28日 19:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/3 "2015-06-28T19:32:16Z")
Hey there, I’m the owner of [Communiteq](https://www.communiteq.com) (formerly DiscourseHosting).org. I started it as a demo project with prompt from a client, but it didn’t go beyond that. I’m going to take it down today. Please use another site.
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### Author:  [@KajMagnus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KajMagnus)
#### Post date: [2015年六月28日 19:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/4 "2015-06-28T19:38:25Z")
Thanks for answering :- ) I updated the original post with the info you provided and linked to your comment.
(B.t.w. how did you find this topic that quickly? I’ts just a few minutes since the topic was created)
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [2015年六月28日 20:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/5 "2015-06-28T20:23:52Z")
> [@KajMagnus](#):
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> B.t.w. how did you find this topic that quickly?
I found his e-mail on [whois.net](http://whois.net) and e-mailed him 😉
Thanks for taking the time to drop by and clarify @spocksplanet!
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### Author:  [@spocksplanet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spocksplanet)
#### Post date: [2015年六月28日 20:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/6 "2015-06-28T20:43:38Z")
No worries. Sorry about the confusion. 😊
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [2015年七月11日 13:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-communiteq-org-org-not-com/30554/7 "2015-07-11T13:51:13Z")