RE: Re[2]: [ga] ORG: some answers from ICANN

["Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>]

William, I think that 2M matters, and that means that it will be meaningful
and important TLD. that's the point here. Sorry if you and I
miscommunicated.

-----Original Message-----
From: William X. Walsh [mailto:william@userfriendly.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 8:30 PM
To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA
Cc: ga@dnso.org
Subject: Re[2]: [ga] ORG: some answers from ICANN


Hello Marilyn,

Saturday, March 24, 2001, 4:56:59 PM, Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:


> Okay, now I see the problem. I don't agree that non commercial have "no
> money". They have funds, and many actually charge membership fees. I would
> question that the Association for Computing Professionals, ISOC, or other
> non profits have no money. How about the Red Crescent Society? How about
the
> United Way? How about the American Libraries Association. 

> Let's keep going on this... How about Ralph Nader's organizations? Green
> Peace?  

> there are, however, and I agree, many small non profits who don't have
> funding. I see none of them in the non-commercial constituency, no effort
by
> the present members to outreach to them (correct me, please with concrete
> efforts and examples... I'd love to hear about how I am wrong about that).


> Or is it Markle and the other foundations you are worried about, Jefsey?

I don't think anyone is worried about anything, Marilyn.

A change in .org policy is trying to solve a problem that does not
exist, and doing so with an inappropriate solution.

2 million domain holders are not insignificant, no matter how you cut
it.  Your view that they are is frankly amazing to me.  One that makes
me really question your objectivity.  And if I remember correctly, the
number is actually higher and growing at a VERY rapid rate.

So you think creating an exclusive namespace for organization you deem
to be worthy of being in an exclusive non-profit TLD that charges an
arm and a leg for registrations is more important than the existing
rights of over 2,000,000 REAL domain name registrants?

If that's what you truly think, then I must question your credibility.

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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