Re: [ga] WLS Input - Greatest Good vs. Benefits of the Few

[Abel Wisman <abel@able-towers.com>]

Well another day older and another day nearer the implementation of the WLS.

One more sub-nonsense "report" from the commercial arm of the registry 
(snapnames) and we are now led to believe that snapnames is a modern version 
of Robin Hood.

One things stays on top though, the actual debat about whether it is legal 
has not been answered nor touched.

On the preivous report I reacted with some very clear questions and 
statements, non have been answered in this nor have they even been addressed.
In co-operation with the registry, snapnames keeps deluding the reader, the 
press and the different constituencies that make decisions in these matters.

Let me be very clear, they are not the helper of the little man (if ever such 
a thing existed) they are the next monopoly. And they are only in it for the 
money. They have no intention whatsoever to help anyone but themselves.
Now helping yourself is not that bad, but at least be honest about that and 
do not try to convince anyone (wanna bet parts of this will be in the press 
soon) of the contrary.

You challenge the other registrars to an alternative, but for what ?

You seem to forget where this discussion started, or you were back then, not 
paying attention, but it started because the registry got overloaded, because 
companies like snapnames DoS'd the registry!
THAT was interefering with normal registrations and thus the registry decided 
to take actions (wrong ones) and the discussion for a solution was started.

There has never been a call form any constituency , besides the 
registry/snapnames combination for a new business venture, most are capable 
of thinking their own one would gather.

Again you steer the discussion towards price and defend that the entire 
pricing was based upon market possibillities, not cost price.
By steering the discussion towards costprice for the registrar(which in your 
own words the easiest to address topic)  you again take away from the 
discussion on the why, why you, is it legal and (let's not forget that one) 
ren't you selling thin air.

This discussion should not be about the WLS proposal, the proposal should 
never (as you say yourself)be a discussion on the registry's problems, this 
would alleviate some (which i doubt)  but this is a "new" product for the 
registrars to make profit on (hit 'm where it hurts!) .
Now that you have admitted that it is not the target of this proposal to 
alleviate the problems of the registry, we can immediately wipe it off the 
table, since THAT was the topic. 
It is not up to the registry to come with business proopsals, cornering a non 
existent market and forcing the domain names back into the hands of ONE group.

The registry has as a priority at this moment in time the solution to her 
load problems, even you said that the registry has already considered 
technical options, so why are they still waiting in proposing those ?
Or are they hoping that once this "product" is in place the problems will be 
solved automagically and they have not alone gained the monopoly on domain 
names but also save a few $$$$ on the side by not solvig a then no longer 
existent problem ?

You are not addressing all these key-topics and your so-called "sensitive" 
data is as public as can be. and definitely not impressive.

I suggest you make a new document addressing the real issues, instead of 
further pavintg the way for the launch of this product in very early March.

abel wisman




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