Re: [registrars] DRAFT Standard form for use by losing registrars after a transfer is initiated

[Jim Archer <jarcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ross, this is nonsense.  Most of the problems in this industry come either 
from unethical registrars or from resellers, who (1) don't understand what 
they are doing or (2) don't care what they are doing.
It is fundamentally unfair to punish the smaller companies, who are trying 
to distinguish themselves from our competitors, because of the unethical 
acts of our competitors or, frankly, the unethical acts of the resellers of 
the bigger companies.
More and more, registrars are being told *exactly* how to do business.  We 
should just go back to the days of having only one registrar, because no 
one will know the difference soon anyhow.
Rather than dictate how and when we all do something, why don't we hold the 
unethical agents responsible for their behavior?  If the problem is bad 
apples, then don't throw out the entire bushel.



--On Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:30 AM -0400 "Ross Wm. Rader" 
<ross@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 9/3/2003 8:16 AM Tim Ruiz noted that:
>
> > Ross, I have no doubt that would be Tucows' preference.
> Its important to our customers that the gaming stop. If gaming wasn't an
> issue, we wouldn't need these overly complex impositions on our
> processes. This isn't about libertarian pretensions Tim, its about the
> failure of industry to regulate itself in a manner that evenly handles
> consumer rights in addition to its own capital interests.
>
> Its called a long-term view of a healthy industry segment - which I
> believe to be the preference of most people that are serious about this
> business.
>
> --
>
>
>                         -rwr