Re: [wg-c] straw poll -- reminder

["Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>]

At 22:48 17-08-1999 -0400, Jonathan Weinberg wrote:
>         I'm away from home, and as a result not as well-organized as I'd
>like to be.  Near as I can tell, the following 24 WG members who have
>posted to the list at least once[*] haven't submitted votes in the straw
>poll:  Dennis Jennings, Kilnam Chon, Daiva Tamulioniene, Eva Frolich,
>Amadeu Abril i Abril, Ivan Pope, Werner Staub, Ross Wm. Rader, Javier
>Sola, John Lewis, Tolga Yurderi, Petter Rindforth, Martin B. Schwimmer,
>Craig Simon, Jeffrey Neuman, Onno Hovers, Keith Gymer, Jim Glanz, Rob
>Hall, Raul Echeberria, Caroline Chicoine, Robert F. Connelly, Anthony
>Lupo, Kathryn Kleiman.

Dear Jonathan:

Thank you for jogging me for my "vote".  As you noted, I did respond to 
other postings in this thread but had not thought through how I would reply.

Recognising that we really only need to vote on item #1, and recognising 
that this process is *not* intended to be a formal, binding *vote*;  and 
recognising that the intent of the straw poll was to put some straw in the 
wind to see which way it blows, I shall "cast" my selection but also modify 
it by rendering my opinion.

I am in favour of #1.

However, I think that soon after launching the first limited number of 
gTLDs, the *powers that be* (ICANN?) should monitor the various points 
which have been vetted here, especially the effects on Intellectual 
Property issues and Internet stability factors.

When I say "Intellectual Property issues", I stress the effect upon on the 
consumers.  If 1. confusion causes consumers to put trust in questionable 
sources for goods and services, and 2. if such confusion causes them to 
incur losses (financial and/or other) and 3. there is a consumer loss of 
faith in Electronic Commerce, then I recommend that those same powers that 
be step back and *measure* another time.  (Notwithstanding the wisdom 
quoted below, I think "the process" has probably measured twelve dozen 
times already, and that's "gross".)

Pending favourable reviews of the initial roll-outs, I would favour moving 
in the direction of Option #2.

Jonathan and Javier, may I issue you the domain "solomon-at-work.org?"

Cordially,
BobC





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