Re: [ga] RE: Whois more in detail

[elliot noss <enoss@xxxxxxxxxx>]

this is an interesting point. I would suggest that domain name  
registrants tomorrow will be LESS informed than those of today and  
there is a lot of easy steps that registrars, registries and ICANN  
(only if we are working together) can implement to make this MUCH  
better than it is today. for me this is either the effective route to  
more commercial control of my strongly preferred alternative to "some  
form of control of the commercial use of the internet". I do think  
our goals (as usual) are completely aligned. thanks.

Regards

On 11-Jan-07, at 7:58 AM, Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> Paul Stahura wrote:
>
> > not yet, the aren't (domain name registrants), but someday...
>
> You raise an interesting point. I have been convinced for years  
> that this
> was going to happen *eventually*.
> However, we might wonder what is the timeframe that we are talking  
> about.
>
> Also, putting this in context, I would argue that domain name  
> registrants of
> tomorrow might be more informed than the non-registrant users of  
> today.
> Today it is easy to fall prey of scammers, and therefore it would  
> not hurt
> if the current rules (of today) were more protective of the average
> inexperieced user than what would be reasonable to have in a mature  
> market
> where all actors have some degree of experience.
>
> All this to say that I am in favour of some form of control of the
> commercial use of the internet, in terms of providing to the  
> inexperienced
> counterpart some degree of assurance of the trustworthness (sp?) of  
> the
> commercial operator (I hate to limit the case only to commercial  
> sellers and
> individual buyers, there is much more going on on the net).
> WHere I have doubts is whether this should be something built in at  
> a lower
> level like the WhoIs, versus some self-disciplined effort among  
> content
> providers.
>
> So, today, for the scenario we are in, with a huge mass of  
> inexperienced
> users, we might need solutions that are different from the  
> solutions we
> might need in the future, in a more mature situation.
>
> (usual disclaimer, this is only my personal opinion)
>
> Cheers,
> Roberto