[registrars] Re: RESULTS: Restart of balloting on Domain Tasting, View 1 & View 2

[Tim Ruiz]

Bob,

I appreciate the analysis, but I think you're unintentionally throwing
out votes. If I understand you correctly there were a total of 42 votes
cast/counted. Those in favor of View 1 were 24. That's 57.14% of the
votes. Even if you add those 4 who voted for both views into both,
adjusting for counting them as both, that's 28 in favor out of 46 votes
or 60.87%. Everyone's vote counts and should be part of the
mearsurement.

Regardless of my personal view, I still believe there is no indication
of a supermajority for one view or the other.


Tim 

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [registrars] Re: RESULTS: Restart of balloting on Domain
Tasting, View 1 & View 2
From: "Robert F. Connelly" <BobC at awesome-goo.com>
Date: Thu, February 07, 2008 1:28 am
To: Registrars Constituency <registrars at gnso.icann.org>

At 04:00 PM 2/6/2008 Wednesday  -0800, BobC at awesome-goo.com wrote:

Dear Registrars and Observers:  I find there were only two members who
attempted to vote but were unable to do so.  Here are the adjustments.

First adjustment of total from 41 to 40.  This kind of discrepancy
usually results from an autoreply returning an unmarked ballot.

Second adjustment, one vote each for View 1 and View 2, as shown at end
of each detailed sub-total, below.  (masonc at snapnames for Vision 2,
registry at psi-japan.co.jp for Vision1).

Results for Restart of balloting on Domain Tasting, View 1 & View 2
Number of ballots received: 41-1=40

An HTML version of the result is available at
http://registrars.beach.net/votes/
Which view do you agree with?
    Agree with view 1  23
    Agree with view 2  7
    Agree with both views  4
    Do not agree with either view  3
    Abstain  3
With second adjustment:

    Agree with view 1  23+1=24
    Agree with view 2  7+1=8
    Agree with both views  4
    Do not agree with either view  3
    Abstain  3

Comparing View 1 and View 3, 24/32=0.75 or 75%, 8/32=0.25 or 25%.

>From here on it gets more difficult to analyze.  We are entering
uncharted waters.  We have never held a vote of this kind.

Considering the 4 agreeing with both and 3 agreeing with neither might
have the effect of increasing View 1 and View 2 by one vote each.

    Agree with view 1  23+1+1=25
    Agree with view 2  7+1+1=9
    Agree with both views  4
    Do not agree with either view  3
    Abstain  3

[There was an error in this calculation in the text sent to Voting
Members.]

But what do we do with the abstains?  In a "Yes/No/Abstain" motion, we
add the abstains to the "No" total.

Using such a system, we might decrease View 1 and View 2 by 3 each:

    Agree with view 1  23+1+1-3=22
    Agree with view 2  7+1+1-3=6
    Abstain  3

Enough of these hypotheses.  Here are the rest of the data.  Sufficient
to say that View 1 (which View opposes Domain Tasting) had a strong
majority (supermajority?) over View 2 (which favours some forms of
Domain Tasting).  The Main Motion stated that there was no
"supermajority" for either position.  In my opinion, the votes show that
there is, indeed, a supermajority which "dis-favors" Domain Tasting. 


Voting Details

Which view do you agree with?
    Agree with view 1
        2  bobc at awesome-goo.com
        22  bruce.tonkin at melbourneit.com.au
        17  cpage at dotster.com
        21  donny at intercosmos.com
        67  ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net
        34  helen at dotalliance.com
        8  henning.grote at t-com.net
        3  john at johnberryhill.com
        27  joyce at webex.net
        52  legner at strato.de
        56  marcus.faure at corenic.org
        46  mark.klein at sedo.com
        7  mdierstein at namebay.com
        43  michel at digirati.com.br
        26  nicrelations at ascio.com
        28  paulg at domainit.com
        66  rc at domaine.fr
        61  stephane.vangelder at indom.com
        19  tim at godaddy.com
        45  tom at 1und1.de
        54  tsmeets at key-systems.net
        64  violetta.nafpaktiti at midcounties.coop
        31  yoav at dtnt.com
        Total for Agree with view 1: 23        Plus
registry at psi-japan.co.jp
        Adjusted total view 1:         24
        


    Agree with view 2
        38  adrian at ausregistry.com.au
        23  bhavin.t at directi.com
        39  jcvignes at eurodns.com
        65  moshef at galcomm.com
        44  russ at naugus.com
        42  seth at firstlook.com
        1  tbarrett at encirca.com
        Total for Agree with view 2: 7        Plus masonc at snapnames.com
        Adjusted total view 2:       8



    Agree with both views
        20  as at epag.de
        62  henrik.erkkonen at nictrade.se
        11  hinojosa at nominalia.com
        37  tmurphy at buydomains.com
        Total for Agree with both views: 4

    Do not agree with either view
        25  bill at name.com
        53  jleg at nrw.net
        60  paul.stahura at enom.com
        Total for Do not agree with either view: 3

    Abstain
        4  jeckhaus at register.com
        16  jnevett at networksolutions.com
        10  rob at momentous.com
        Total for Abstain: 3