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[ga] Could you fill me in on these Deletes questions?


Title: Help
Hi Danny, Ross, Chuck -
 
I've been trying to get an update on the state of play with regard to Deletes policy, and implementation dates.
 
Specifically, when does WLS come into play? Is there a date or rough date set for its introduction? Has it been passed by the ICANN Board/Verisign etc.
 
And secondly, I've been following the process of .com names releases after expiry in the past months, and there seems no consistency. Some names appear to go on hold for the minimum period provided, and then become available to the public (to date, many of those names put "on hold" between January and about 3rd March have so far become available).
 
On the other hand, a large number (thousands) of Net Sol names, including names put on hold in January and the whole of February, remain "on hold" and are still not available. I can send you hundreds of examples if you needed them, but how can Netsol hold these names back, in some cases 7 weeks after they were supposed to be released? Don't the normal rules apply to them? Is the new deletion process just optional?
 
I thought the intention was for one, consistent policy for the industry. Why are the NetSol names being held back?
 
I'd be grateful for your insights, both on WLS dates, and on the second issue, and thank you for your assistance. I've also posted a version of this letter to the GA list and the Deletes Task Force members. I haven't followed this issue closely enough, and maybe I'm asking stupid questions. I just don't "get" why NetSol are acting differently to many other registrars.
 
If I had a name with Tucows which was placed on hold on 3rd March (I did indeed have one) then that name was finally released and made available for registration yesterday (9th April). If I had a name with NetSol (I don't but I've been tracking some) there are still names put on hold back in January which remain on hold.
 
Where's the consistency in that? Maybe there's not meant to be any consistency. Maybe anything goes.
 
Kind regards,
 
Richard Henderson
(IcannatLarge.org)


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