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John_EightThirtyTwo t1_iy70sdq wrote

If the Parking Authority is a government entity, why do they have a .org domain? (And if they aren't, why do I have to pay parking tickets?)

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packykeou OP t1_iy8kkhj wrote

I’m not sure why the PPA has a .org domain, but anyone can register for one. Doesn’t necessarily imply that it’s a nonprofit or non-governmental entity.

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John_EightThirtyTwo t1_iy8zriw wrote

Right: anybody can register one. Contrast that with .gov domains, like phila.gov or pa.gov. Those are available only to government bodies, so a website's using one is evidence of its legitimacy, and a reason to trust that it isn't a scam.

It's just one more piece of evidence that the Parking Authority are incompetent Harrisburg political hacks.

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thecw t1_iy9q9s1 wrote

Lots of government-affiliated things don't use a .gov address.

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