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RE: [ga] The Disappearing Public Forum
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- Subject: RE: [ga] The Disappearing Public Forum
- From: "Karl E. Peters" <tlda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:53:59 -0700
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<DIV> Yes, but you can't blame those applicants for
being upset; they had probably already started "paying for" their approval in
anticipation of a back room vote, regardless of public sentiment. Had it not
been for the surprise interruption of the DOC statement, only us few would have
ever noticed. If, as in the past, as with Chris Ambler's .web
application, they will accept all the astounding fees and payments without
refund, even if they are somehow unwilling or unable to allocate the
TLD to the bidder / applicant. </DIV>
<DIV> Gambling with ICANN as proven very expensive for
some good people. Only a few ever win in these gambles, and they were
likely selected beforehand in a private meeting, like the awarding of .biz
to a high paying bidder when it was already profitably operating in another
root system. Certainly, it was not making as much then is it is on the ICANN
system, but it was, none-the-less a legitimate business literally stolen, with
full knowledge of its pre-existence, by ICANN and sold to someone
else. </DIV>
<DIV> One would have to be very foolish to do business
with ICANN, given their long established track record. Just like gambling in a
casino, it is only a gamble for the player, not for the house. When will
people wake up and understand ICANN to be as irrelevant as they really are to a
successful and stable internet? There <STRONG>are</STRONG> other
ways!!! </DIV>
<DIV>-Karl E. Peters, President</DIV>
<DIV>Top Level Domain Association, Inc.</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: [ga] The Disappearing
Public Forum<BR>From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx><BR>Date:
Fri, February 06, 2009 6:55 pm<BR>To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><BR><BR>The Mexico
schedule has been published -- <a
href="http://mex.icann.org/files/meetings/mexico2009/ICANN34-MEX09-released6Feb09.pdf";
target=_blank
mce_href="http://mex.icann.org/files/meetings/mexico2009/ICANN34-MEX09-released6Feb09.pdf";>http://mex.icann.org/files/meetings/mexico2009/ICANN34-MEX09-released6Feb09.pdf</a><BR><BR>Total
time devoted to the public forum : 2 1/2 hours<BR>Out of that time, likely 2
hours and twenty minutes will be swallowed up by hearing complaints from new
gTLD applicants.<BR><BR>I remember when Public Forums were three hours long on
one day, followed by another hour long session the next day. <BR><BR>I guess it
doesn't matter how many letters are sent by the ALAC and GNSO Council on the
topic of sufficient face time with the Board... nobody's
listening.<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></span></body></html>
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