RE: [wg-c] IMPORTANT: CONSENSUS CALL

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

At 09:55 13-12-1999 -0500, Ron Shaver wrote:
>At 07:17 AM 12/11/1999 +0900, you wrote:
>Where do we place our "Yes" vote?

Dear Ron:  You should send it to wg-c@dnso.org.  Regards, BobC


>Ron Shaver
>Domain Names International
>
>
>
> >At 09:04 10-12-1999 -0800, Dave Crocker wrote:
> >
> >Dear CORE Members:
> >
> >Almost all the votes on this issue were coming in "yes".  Then, last night,
> >there was a string of "no" votes, starting with Michael Palage, Chair of
> >WG-B followed by someone in the INTA (an early supporter for the IAHC).
> >
> >It is clear that the word was spread by the Trademark community and they
> >jumped in and voted.
> >
> >Dave Crocker has said it better than I so I attach his response.
> >
> >CORE members, get in there and vote yes!
> >
> >Regards, BobC
> >
> >>Looks like the trademark community needed about a day to get organized.
> >>
> >>For the first day of  wg-c (re-)balloting on the matter of 6-10 new gTLDs
> >>, regular participants responded readily and overwhelmingly
> >>positively.  Notable is that the support is from the full range of regular
> >>participants, no matter how strongly they might have disagreed about other
> >>matters, in the past.
> >>
> >>Yesterday and today we see a large number of new names, many voting
> >>no.  Most appear to have affiliations that suggest an underlying concern
> >>about brand protection.  Those adding comments to their votes raise very
> >>old issues, thereby suggesting entirely entrenched positions and no
> >>willingness to compromise.  (If they are so concerned about the points
> >>they raise, why did they not participate in any of the many months of
> >>discussion?)
> >>
> >>This highlights the difficulties in the process.  An open process based on
> >>rough consensus requires a broad commitment towards making forward
> >>progress.  A well-organized community can too readily side-track or block
> >work.
> >>
> >>d/
> >
> >
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >"It doesn't do any good to run
> >if you don't start on time!"
> >
> >"A stitch in time saves nine."
> >
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