RE: [ga] I want to be on the Inclusivbe Name Space SIG ML

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>]

On Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Jeff Field wrote:

> "Please note: The new domains, especially .biz, are not ICANN TLDs. They are
> real domains supported in the ORSC Inclusive Name Space. Likewise, we are
> not taking pre-registrations; these are all active domains."
>
> Yes real, yes active...but invisible to nearly everyone.  Sort of like
> buying a shrink-wrapped calculator that has the add, subtract, and multiply
> buttons disabled; only the divide button works.  IOW, the expectation was a
> fully functioning calculator but what I got was nearly useless.  And, if I'm
> the consumer, I don't give a damn if the company disclosed this information
> in the fine print (the tactic used at PacificRoot's website), I'm pissed!

So in essence you are arguing that people are too stupid to read,
shouldn't bear the burden of understanding what they are signing up for,
and anyone offering these names even with a disclaimer in place is
misleading consumers?


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