[ga] Report Card -1-10

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

1.  we continue to have ongoing violations of inter-registrar transfer 
consensus policy by GoDadddy (through their 60-day lock upon WHOIS change) in 
spite of the April 2008 Advisory on the topic.
1. continuing inter-registrar transfer violations 4/08 Advisory
No progress
2.  there is a need to establish a process to appoint an at-large director
2. At-large director appointment - when and how
No progress
3.  there remains a need for ongoing discussion regarding the proposed URS 
take-down mechanism
3. URS Takedown - right/wrong   how/when
No progress
4.  The UDRP has never been revised
4. UDRP revisions - success & failure examples/proof
No progress
5.  The "open-the-floodgates" approach to new gTLDs is not a prudent policy
5. gTLDs to limit/restrict or Laissez faire
No progress
6.  The ability of the Compliance Department to properly scale in light of a 
new TLD roll-out is at issue when they obviously can't manage their current 
responsibilities.
6. Compliance Department or Not - effectiveness & management
No progress
7.  The EDDP requires registrars to post on their website the actual fees 
charged to registered name holders for recovering domain names that are in 
RGP.  Close to 500 registrars are in default of their obligations.
7. EDDP & the RGP practical or superfluos
No progress
8.  We still have no registrants constituency in the GNSO
8. Registrants representation
No progress
9.  The registry/registrar vertical integration discussion is far from concluded
9. Monopolistic vertical registry to registrar models
No progress
10.  There is no GNSO-approved policy regarding proxy registrations.
10. Lack of GNSO effective registration policy
No progress

Shucks we are just the GA and we did more on these subjects since the JPA 
announcement than all the rest of public archives for ICANN.
 
They really should close us down. It would eliminate about 75% of all 
transparency.