reptile... keep something that Crasy mentioned in another thread a few days ago in mind. Most people do not type a url in the browsers address bar to go to a site. They use bookmarks or favorites. I rarely type in a url for anywhere. Its a benefit to have a domain name if you are a company, etc but for a general type forum that is just for fun I dont know that its all that necessary, especially in the very beginning. See how the forum goes then in time decide if you really want or even need to go that route.