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[Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net>]

There is one potential alternative to completely dropping the ING tld... 
What if we prefixed TLDs with a hyphen, so instead of example.ing we 
would use example.-ing.  It doesn't look as pretty, but the hyphen is a 
valid character for domain names and should be recognized by all 
software.  It would also greatly reduce the chances of a future 
collision.  Also consider the ramifications if all of our TLDs were 
prefixed with the hyphen -- it could become our branding, easily 
recognizable and more easily defended if a court case were to ever arise.

Just a thought to ponder...

Keep in mind that we'll probably be having this discussion again very 
soon because there has been talk of ICANN introducing a .free tld, so if 
we can find another solution to reduce future conflicts it would solve a 
lot of headaches down the road.