Re: [ga] New Registrar Agreement Covers Most Registrations

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe it's just me, but lately the ICANN Announcements seem as if they've been 
written by a former commissar -- they all seem to have this "it's a glorious 
day, comrades" literary style.

In this particular announcement we aren't told that 35% of accredited 
registrars still haven't signed on to the new RAA agreement -- instead we're 
told that 88% of gTLD registrations are covered.

We aren't told that a Registrant Rights & Responsibilities document doesn't 
actually exist yet; instead we're told that we have new protections.

We aren't told that registrars have put into place a loophole that allows them 
to evade their escrow responsibilities when it comes to proxy registrations; 
instead we're told of "enhanced" data escrow requirements.

We aren't told that registrars rejected almost every single amendment proposed 
by anyone other than their own constituency; instead we're told that registrars 
and the ICANN community successfully collaborated to make sure consumers are 
well protected.

Perhaps just once in a while ICANN could try some honesty.