Re: [icann-delete] Re: [ga] WLS

[dotsplash <dotsplash@yahoo.com>]

there are people who will have arguments to oppose anything thorugh any means until it's
in their self interest. They would care less for Jill(refer Ron's example) and her
nightmare to get the right name through right means.



--- William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info> wrote:
> Friday, Friday, January 11, 2002, 1:19:28 AM, Ron Wiener wrote:
> 
> > for certain groups just in order to get ahead of the competition.  BTW,
> > while most of the conversation on this board wrt competition has been
> > focused on registrar-registrar competition, the real crux of the debate
> > amongst speculators - between those for and those against WLS - is the
> > competition between speculators to grab names - and the total lack of
> > ability for mainstream users to compete at all.  
> 
> The WLS does not address this concern at all, however, Ron.  It just
> moves the competition up to the Registry level, at an exorbitant
> markup, and eliminates what has become a growing industry in the
> domain registration business.  Of course, since those companies are
> your competition in the current system, eliminating one of their
> business models is obviously not a concern for you, since your company
> is protected by this backroom deal with Verisign.
> 
> 
> > Freedom of Choice
> 
> > To quote Peter Girard, Afternic/Register.com:
> 
> >  "The 'Status Quo Proposal' suggested by George Kirikos may be intended
> > humorously, but it must be pointed out that this is not an option. The
> > system will change. Allowing dozens of companies to competitively game the
> > registry's delete system does not constitute consumer choice and
> > competition. It only forces the consumer to subscribe to innumerable
> > 'attempts' to snatch a name, all but one (and usually all) of which must
> > fail to provide a trace of value." 
> 
> It (the Status Quo) does no such thing, and there is nothing to
> suggestion Peter is correct in this regard.  You know it as well as I
> do. 
> 
> > Dotsplash's quote (from registrant POV):
> 
> Sorry, but your quoting him as a reliable source just made me lose
> interest in anything else you have to say.
> 
> Your vested interest defense of the WLS is meaningless.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
> --
> 
> "There is no better way to exercise the imagination than the study of
> the law. No artist ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer
> interprets the truth."
> -- Jean Giradoux
> 


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