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Comic Genesis (formerly '''Keenspace''') is a free hosting provider for Webcomic s. It is a service of Keenspot , which covers hosting costs. SERVICES In exchange for the placement of advertisements, Comic Genesis provides automatic updating tools, a free .comicgenesis.com domain, free domain hosting after a third-party registration, a free message board for hosted comics, and community/support in the form of an active Forum . It is also supported by a group of volunteer administrators (known as the "Space Wranglers"). Comic Genesis is widely regarded as an excellent starting ground for prospective webcomic artists, as there is no requirement to join other than having a Comic to put up. This negates some of the risks of venturing into webcomics, such as hosting costs and domain registration. Many well-known webcomics started from it. Due the extreme popularity of the site, it once suffered from frequent and often extreme down times due to bandwidth issues. While still often used as a criticism of the site's service, the site itself actually very rarely has any downtime recently. HISTORY Since its founding in July 2000 as Keenspace, Comic Genesis has undergone many technological and design upgrades. It supports the use of Flash content and many image formats. It also provides nearly unlimited creative control to its users, allowing custom web templates and minimal restrictions on web content. In 2003 , the service came under fire from its advertisement provider, Burstnet, for allowing the popular comic Ghastly's Ghastly Comic to display its advertisements while featuring a comic of Jesus having Sexual Intercourse with his wife. Currently, sex-themed comics on Comic Genesis do not display advertisements. In March 2005 , Keenspot, concerned about brand confusion between Keenspot and Keenspace, announced a name change to Toonspace. In response to user dissatisfaction, however, Keenspot co-founder Chris Crosby opened a "New Name Deathmatch" poll on June 2 2005 to find an alternative. The winner was Comic Genesis, and on July 19 2005 , after an announcement at ComicCon , the name change became official. MISCONCEPTIONS Comic Genesis, along with many free hosting providers, is subject to many misconceptions.
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