[ga] Re: Laugh of the Day: WLS Statements by SnapNames

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@yahoo.com>]

Hello,

--- Joseph McDonald <joe@vpop.net> wrote:
> This is a classic, I mean *classic*, instance of George Orwell's
> Doublespeak.  It's a bit scary.  Is anyone with clue testifying to
> counter this garbage?  George?

What's scary is if they actually believe someone would believe this --
it's implying that the registrars and everyone else is conspiring
against Verisign, and makes *us* guilty of anti-trust. Hmmm, I don't
think so. SnapNames and Verisign are burning their bridges with their
statements -- all out war.

I'm a Canadian, so I'm unable to vote or effectively influence American
politics. I'd suggest many are already influencing the powers that be
in the other direction, but if not they better start fast, lest the
proponents of WLS attempt to sneak it through via political and other
less transparent means.

The NameWinners, NicGenies, and other registrars, as well as
*consumers* would lose big time if WLS goes through, and they should
advise their political representatives of that fact. They should also
point them to the quite sophisticated analyses that have been done that
rejected WLS, countering the myth that it's only the "uninformed" or
"political" who are against it.

It's flattering that they try to imitate the arguments of opponents to
WLS, but while we're often imitated, we're never duplicated. :)  The
originality of the statements made by opponents of WLS ring much truer
than the hollow double-speak produced in reply.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/


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