Until now, I thought new SE sites can't get a custom domain. But, look at an Area 51 proposal: Startup Business. It's in beta. Now, click the visit button to visit the beta site. It has got a custom domain host, custom brand & description. How?
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2Probably related to: It's a part of OnStartups.com, a blog on entrepeneurship by Dharmesh Shah.– user7116Mar 20, 2012 at 16:36
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@sixlettervariables its description on beta site.. it explains nothing..– user178465Mar 20, 2012 at 16:38
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3I'll now point to the following header text on Area51: This site was seeded with content from answers.onstartups.com, a Stack Exchange 1.0 site.– user7116Mar 20, 2012 at 16:39
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@sixlettervariables as was judaism.stackexchange.com but its domain name is not used (mi.yodeya.com) because of stack exchange rules. (meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/q/951/719)– NaftaliMar 20, 2012 at 16:42
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@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA: Startup Business has been in beta for almost a year longer than Judaism. When was that "rule" issued?– user7116Mar 20, 2012 at 16:44
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@sixlettervariables I am not sure. But I remember it being discussed at some point on J.SE– NaftaliMar 20, 2012 at 16:49
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Right from your A51 proposal link in big bad bold letters:
This site was seeded with content from answers.onstartups.com, a Stack Exchange 1.0 site.
What's Stack Exchange 1.0?
Our first idea was Stack Exchange… call it Stack Exchange 1.0. We thought we’d make our software available on a SaaS basis, a.k.a. “white label Stack Overflow,” so that anyone could start a site on a new topic in exchange for money.
answered Mar 20, 2012 at 16:46
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@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA I don't see where it's mentioned judaism started off as a SE 1.0 site? area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/22435/… Mar 20, 2012 at 16:50
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@Sathya According to link you've provided in answer,
If your site remains very active, we’d love to work with you to **migrate** it to the new, community-owned Stack Exchange platform.And, new community-owned SE platform doesn't get domain. So, how does this one gets domain? Mar 20, 2012 at 17:03 -
@SachinShekhar onstartups is a fairly well known brand + the SE site was there for a while. Guess they didn't want to break it. Also SE1.0 has been dead for about 2 years, they gave SE1.0 owners a year to migrate, I believe Mar 20, 2012 at 17:17
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@Sathya That still doesnt answer why j.SE can't use their original logo etc -- facebook.com/pages/miyodeya/223001802878– NaftaliMar 20, 2012 at 17:44
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@amana: You already know about meta.judaism.stackexchange.com, why not ask those questions there? Mar 20, 2012 at 17:48
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@CodyGray I have -- meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/q/951/719 -- But it seems kind of useless there because it could apply to other sites as well...– NaftaliMar 20, 2012 at 17:50
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2All this is before my time, but for what it's worth, decisions like this are often made on a case-by-case basis. Mar 20, 2012 at 18:22