[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) |