[registrars] Re: Ballot to determine whether ICANN Registrars favor or oppose Domain Tasting.

[Rob Hall]

Russ,

I suspect that on your statement of status quo, most would agree with
you.

But I am not sure our present path, nor the present vote, would have
that outcome.  We will either be seen as supporting domain tasting,
which will be ammunition for the other side, or we will be seen as not
supporting it and wanting the AGP eliminated.  Either way, we seem to
lose, what I suspect most of us would want.

Rob.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Russ Goodwin
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 4:16 PM
Cc: Registrars Constituency
Subject: Re: [registrars] Re: Ballot to determine whether ICANN
Registrars favor or oppose Domain Tasting.


Thanks, Ross, Rob, and John, I appreciate all your comments.

@Ross - to clarify: I was simply stating my opinion, not trying to make 
an argument.  I don't feel there are technical grounds for addressing 
"tasting" nor for eliminating the AGP, therefore I view any action by 
ICANN on the matter (including initiation of a PDP) as an attempt to 
regulate the market.

Rob wrote "We need to tone down the spin and politics, and
start concentrating on what outcome we want."

I couldn't agree more!  So here it is with no spin: the outcome my 
company wants is status quo - no change to the current rules.

@John - It's my eggplant and my choice, keep your laws off my eggplant.

-Russ