Re: [ga] Poll: WLS -- yes or no?

[Dan Steinberg <synthesis@videotron.ca>]

Ummmm I am generally opposed to informal polls...but this one I am
specifically opposed to since it appears to be too general.

which WLS are we talking about?
the proposal on the table?
the concept of an WLS in general?

I think this lacks precision.

George Kirikos wrote:

> As a constituency, there's only a couple of weeks to submit a response
> regarding the WLS. Given all that has been said, an informal (or
> formal) poll might be useful to gauge the stance of members of the GA.
>
> ------begin poll-------------------------------
> Name:
>
> As a member of the DNSO General Assembly, I:
>
>    Am in favour of the WLS   [ ]
>    Oppose the WLS            [ ]
>    Abstain from WLS vote     [ ]
>
> Brief Reasons:
>
> ------end poll----------------------------------
>
> My own position is:
>
> ------begin poll-------------------------------
> Name: George Kirikos
>
> As a member of the DNSO General Assembly, I:
>
>    Am in favour of the WLS   [ ]
>    Oppose the WLS            [X]
>    Abstain from WLS vote     [ ]
>
> Brief Reasons: It is an anti-competitive intervention in the deleted
> domains industry. VGRS is attempting to leverage its registry monopoly
> to enter a market that already exhibits competition and innovation, to
> the detriments of those market participants and to effect a cash grab.
> VGRS has now admitted that the "technical problems" that once existed
> have been completely solved, and thus this new self-serving product is
> not required. NB: Verisign states in answer B.2 at
> http://verisign-grs.com/wls_responses.pdf that "registry load is no
> longer an issue. The multiple pools and rate limiting technology have
> SOLVED that problem".
> ------end poll----------------------------------
>
> I'll have a longer response in a later posting, but hope that this will
> gets the ball rolling.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> http://www.kirikos.com/
>
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