[ga] Re: [ORSC.DOMAIN-POLICY] Achieving Something -- but When?

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Carolyn and all,

  Yes it would seem that Patricks antics have gone over to the
DNSO GA and have recently heightened...

Carolyn Hughes wrote:

> On 7/13/01 8:05 AM Patrick Corliss wrote
>
> > On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:20:16 +1000, Patrick Corliss wrote:
>
> >> Sooner or later there will be consensus, standards and regulation that
> >> everybody accepts.
>
> Add... whether they like it or not
>
> or add... whether it makes sense or not
>
> or add... whether is infringes their rights or not
>
> or add... whether it empowers unnecessary bureaucracy or not
>
> or add... whether is is power mongering run amok...
>
> All of the current TLDA board squatters (since June 15th, 2001) cry foul
> whenever someone likens their practices to those of ICANN. However, a
> statement such as Patrick's above sounds so close to those of early ICANN
> that it's difficult to imagine a difference.
>
> First, let's look at "consensus". So far, the TLDA has been solely under the
> "consensus" regime of Patrick Corliss. The fact that in recent months
> Patrick has made few postings to the TLDA list because he cannot withstand
> my spotlight on his antics, does not mean that he has not continued to be
> the central force of "consensus, standards and regulations" to come.
>
> THERE HAS BEEN ZERO TRANSPARENCY as regards the development of the TLDA to
> date. Big Red Flag! This is no different from ICANN. And, there promise of
> "get involved and make a difference" is precisely the promise that ICANN
> made to their observers. Look how well that has worked.
>
> The TLDA is all top down "consensus", in that the board has placed into the
> bylaws the language most convenient to their mission. Note that I have used
> the word "mission". It's not, however, the mission statement of the TLDA,
> which remains deceptive, but rather, their special-interest, power-elite
> driven ambitions (aka Patrick's person mission).
>
> Patrick and company - Bradley, Leah and John are his real team - have
> mangaged to "work" Gene as a puppet. And, no I'm not defending Gene. Anyone
> silly enough to be made a puppet of a group like this shouldn't think they
> are smart enough to chair the club.
>
> Patrick is the perfect example of "MONOMANIA" in action. Monomania is a
> hard-headed, single-focussed, committment to the end (which is always a
> special interest power trip) regardless of the means, presenting at all
> junctures the outrageous notion that the public (read dissenters) don't know
> what is best for them. And, perhaps the worst, the most vile, of
> monomaniacal actions is that of spinning every polite disagreement into a
> statement of support and, spinning every vehement statement of disagreement
> into a villainaous attack on "what's good for everyone and what everyone
> wants" making themselves look like victims.
>
> Now, make no mistake... Patrick is not alone in this. Thick are the cords
> that bind he and Leah and Bradley and John. And, Joe is very useful to them.
> They mangage to milk Joe for all his contribution to their cause while not
> getting toooo close in image to his pajamas and pink slippers (Bradley's
> ocassional pink slipper tea parties notwithstanding).
>
> OK, now let's look at "standards and regulation".
>
> The language of the TLDA bylaws is cleverly crafted to be ambiguous, while
> serving their power mongering ends... language that they hope we will ignore
> during this time of promoting their selfless giving - for all for us.
> Language that will be a bureacrats heaven, a virtual labratory of new global
> policy... "MUAHUAAAHHHH!"
>
> SEE JOHN BERRYHILL'S EXCELLENT POSTING TODAY FOR MORE ON THEIR CLEVER USE OF
> THE WORD "MECHANISM".
>
> Some people are just drawn to polic-e work. Apparently, since Leah feels she
> has no future as an entrepreneur she has devoted herself to "regulating"
> those of us who do. Bradley and Joe, it seems, are keen companions for Leah.
> It must be titilating to them to think of having their finger on the "power"
> button. And John, it seems, just can't wait to have a regime with
> regulations to enforce. While Patrick just wants to be "in high places".
>
> Standards are good sometimes. Benchmarking in business is good for the
> customer as it encourages business to upgrade their levels of product
> quality and service.
>
> However, some standards harm the customer, because they penalize the
> entrepreneur who would otherwise choose to exceed the standards. Building
> codes is one such example. It reduces competition, since all builders build
> to - and not exceeding - the minimum code. Therefore the customer loses.
>
> And, there are standards which do actually provide protection for the
> customer such as certification seals for compliance to certain health
> related parameters etc. This is how we can be assured (in NA anyway) that we
> don't have asbestos in our water supply or inferior bolts in our child car
> seats, etc.
>
> Since, in DNS, neither roots nor domain names are products or services
> relating to personal safety, a certification program such as illustrated
> above is unnecessary. And, since the "good housekeeping seal of approval"
> often cited on this list as an example, is an entrepreneurial market driven
> method of benchmarking, not a standard created by some "authoritative body",
> then why do we need the TLDA to get into the murky and dangerous area of
> "regulating" our business.
>
> The market, absent onerous state regulations, does a wonderful job of
> regulating itself - it's called consumer choice. If a business is well
> managed, serves it's customers well, provides a superior product for which
> there is a genuine market and, is sensitive to market shifts, then it will
> probably succeed. If not, then it will likely fail.
>
> Regulations have an insideous way of bouying up those businesses who deserve
> - by free market standards - to fail and, discouraging the best businesses -
> those who would raise the benchmarks - from even starting such a business.
>
> I agree with Richard Sexton's statement yesterday in which he (paraphrased)
> said that there had been considerable early support for a marketing arm to
> support the TLD holders of the alt community, but that support has been
> hijacked by Patrick and company who want to use this group for a support
> base for their power initiatives.
>
> This crazy idea that the TLDA can't provide marketing support until it has
> first roped us all in and stripped us of our choices and, probably make us
> fork over great fees... is, well, crazy.
>
> ARE YOU GOING TO GET SUCKED INTO THIS?
>
> I have always maintained that Patrick's vision of the TLDA does not deserve
> support. It is deeply flawed thinking.
>
> Quite simply, there is no need for a bunch of policy wonks to curtail
> creative entrepreneurial ambitions in DNS.
>
> Carolyn
>
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Regards,

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