[ga] Registrants unrepresented

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

William Walsh writes:  "Did you have support from any organization that even 
purports to advocate on the behalf of those you were asking to be the voice 
for?"

When one is being screwed by the abusive transfer practices of certain major 
registrars, why does one need organizational "endorsement" to articulate that 
which is self-evidently wrong?  If the IDNO or other groups are not willing 
to step up to the plate and to advocate on behalf of registrants, then 
assuredly individuals have every right to come forward as advocates for the 
registrant community.  

This totally insane transfer TF process has been ongoing for six months so 
far, and what has been accomplished by those charged with handling the issue? 
 Where is the sense of urgency?  Where are the results?  Just how much time 
do they need to get the job done?  Instead of getting to the heart of the 
matter and coming up with a reasonable proposal to quickly deal with the 
problem, we are treated to yet another pointless "survey" by TF members, and 
now by the ongoing distraction of the VeriSign WLS proposal.

At issue is the ability of those affected by ICANN processes (or the lack 
thereof) to be represented within the bodies that are assembled to formulate 
policy.  Task forces have denied such representation to affected parties, and 
consequently these parties continue to be affected by delay after delay after 
delay with no end in sight.  

Denying representation to affected parties only makes a bad situation even 
worse, and the legitimacy of the entire process is called into question... 

VeriSign has already argued that if substantial decisions are going to be 
based on NC recommendations, and if that is done because the NC is supposed 
to be representative of most affected stakeholders, then it has to be shown 
that affected stakeholders are represented within the process.  Registrants 
are neither represented in the TF process nor in the NC by anyone or by any 
set of persons that can demonstrate that they have strenuously advocated on 
their behalf.  

Marilyn Cade can solve this problem by allowing registrant representatives 
onto the transfers TF.  That she chooses not to do so is indicative of 
ongoing efforts by her constituency and others to continue to deny full 
representation to registrants.  



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