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[–]reluctant_commenter 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I can buy other domains, but how do I do that without revealing who I am? Don't I have to share my real information when I purchase and register, which then becomes public knowledge through who-is lookups and all?

I know there's a way to get Whois protection, but I'm not sure how difficult it is. (edit: RipoffOfLove addressed this issue here) I included in my other comment-- I think that this, actually, is the biggest barrier to us hosting our own site. I know you're concerned about the technical expertise aspect but I mean, hey, learning on the internet is cheap. (And I'm down to do it, anyway!)

I really mean it when I say this is outside my skill. I'm in tech due to personal interest, but I'm not an IT person by trade or even a professional dev. I'm a self-taught code monkey.

I hear you. You've done a ton already; I appreciate it. This isn't really my area either, to be honest, but I'm not convinced yet that we need a professional in order to launch a website.