Re: [ga] The Real World

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 08:44:59PM +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2002, at 09:58 [=GMT-0700], Kent Crispin wrote:
> > On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 06:25:32PM +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote:
> > > On Wed, 22 May 2002, at 23:15 [=GMT-0400], Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
> > > > You must be joking if you equate the registrars and registries with
> > > > the business users. Don't mistake us. WE are users.
> > >
> > > A small but important part of the users, sure.
> >
> > Sorry, that is utter nonsense.
> 
> Sorry, you try to play a word game.

Don't you wish.

>  The small businesses have no vote
> either.

Once again, you need to deal with facts, rather than dogma.

Small businesses are in *fact* well represented in the BC.  In addition 
to the points that Bret made, there is also the *fact* that the BC 
includes associations that represent businesses as well as businesses 
directly.  Most notable among these is the International Chamber of 
Commerce, which represents hundreds of thousands of small businesses.  
And, if you are a small business that cares, you can join directly.  
(Though I agree with Bret that the dues should be lower.)

> Many of these are one-person-companies. Now don't come up with the
> BC of the DNSO. Small business people cannot afford the time to talk and
> talk and talk in the DNSO. They need a vote.

In addition to providing a vote, the BC very conveniently provides a
moderated mail list that limits the amount of traffic that the busy
small businessperson needs to endure.  If one does want to "discuss" ad 
nauseum, one can of course join the GA list for the unexpurgated stew.

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
Technical Support Manager, ICANN            lonesome."
crispin@icann.org,kent@songbird.com                    -- Mark Twain

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