Re: [ga] 57,732,289

[jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Joe, Danny and all,

  I believe Dr. Baptista knows/knew as to what Danny
is referring and stating correctly below.  It bares
repeating none the less.  Thank you Danny for doing so 
here.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jul 8, 2007 10:16 AM
>To: Joe Baptista <baptista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ga] 57,732,289
>
>Re:  "Thats alot of deletes.  A very significant
>number of deletes.  This should be investigated.  Is
>there any reason given or speculation as to why this
>happened?"
>
>Joe,
>this is part of a trend that has been known to ICANN
>via monthly registry data since February 2005.  See
>the following table (and further comments below):
>
>.com & .net GROSS DELETES 
>
>Quantity	Month
>57,732,289      03-07
>55,794,877  	02-07
>47,824,131  	01-07
>41,091,749  	12-06
>35,015,877  	11-06
>36,210,711  	10-06
>36,066,561  	09-06
>35,731,903	08-06
>31,904,189	07-06
>32,060,586  	06-06
>34,114,086  	05-06
>34,223,433  	04-06
>32,866,971	03-06
>23,644,523	02-06
>26,701,798	01-06
>29,457,617	12-05
>26,439,646  	11-05
>21,667,963  	10-05
>14,233,772	09-05
>10,454,849	08-05
>12,659,467	07-05
>10,714,766	06-05
>7,912,737  	05-05
>3,236,640	04-05
>2,541,295  	03-05
>1,601,883  	02-05
>678,215  	01-05
>718,469  	12-04
>640,815  	11-04
>630,199	        10-04
>630,204	        09-04
>597,915	        08-04
>607,317	        07-04
>716,717	        06-04
>747,450	        05-04
>775,523	        04-04
>699,799	        03-04
>531,702	        02-04
>527,852	        01-04
>541,396	        12-03
>533,603	        11-03
>545,614	        10-03
>557,411	        09-03
>1,257,714	08-03
>605,614	        07-03
>
>The add grace period has been exploited to accomodate
>what has been described as "domain tasting".   These
>gross deletes reflect this activity.
>
>While in time something will be done about this
>situtation, the bigger issue in my mind is how to deal
>with the ICANN lethargic response to problems.
>
>It took 18 months for any ICANN group to even notice
>the emerging trend; it took another year just to get
>an Issues Report requested; we now have to wait for
>additional "fact-finding" requested by the GNSO
>Council; then we'll have to wait for a PDP that can
>take up to two years to complete.  
>
>A five-year cycle to deal with issues demonstrates
>that the ICANN institution lacks the resolve to timely
>deal with matters at hand... how long have we been
>debating WHOIS policy... six years already without a
>resolution?  
>
>This is the antithesis of efficiency.  It demonstrates
>an attitude of "if we ignore it long enough maybe the
>problem will go away...".  One has to wonder how long
>ICANN will ignore wildcards in the cameroon namespace?
> I guess they're waiting for Kevin Ham to launch even
>more wildcards in the ccTLD space before they deign to
>initiate action of any kind.
>
>A malaise has infected ICANN... 
>
>
>      Regards,
Jeffrey A. Williams
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