Re: [ga] Ah Here is the New TLDs Evaluation Process...

[James Seng <jseng@pobox.org.sg>]

FYI, I am no longer working for i-dns.net for over a year.

-James Seng

Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:
> Let's amuse ourselves a little more then, shall we?
> 
> How's work on the IDNs coming along, James?  BTW, can you explain what 
> the role of http://i-dns.net/ in the development of the IDN software 
> which you are now using?
> 
> --Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> 
> James Seng wrote:
> 
>> It been a long time since I have any urge to have any meaningful 
>> discussion with certain individual on GA list.
>>
>> The only and only reason I still on the defunct GA list is because it 
>> is _entertaining_. Once you appreciate that the list only serves to 
>> entertain you, you find peace...I am sure I am not the only one here 
>> feeling so. :-)
>>
>> So, thank you. Please keep it going...
>>
>> -James Seng
>>
>> Jeff Williams wrote:
>>
>>> James and all fellow members,
>>>
>>>   First off there is no freedom of speech on this DNSO GA
>>> forum as I am currently banned long past the 14 day
>>> suspension I was supposed to be suspended for.
>>> Second, to thank God for that is utterly amazing
>>> and I am sure with my intimate relationship with
>>> the lord god almighty, he does not appreciate his
>>> good name being invoked for such nonsense/untruth's.
>>> Third, the subject is not Freedom of Speech but
>>> rather the comments made by a BoD member
>>> in relation to New TLD's evaluation and doing so
>>> as if it were JUST his personal opinion on a semi-public
>>> forum as if such were gospel...
>>>
>>> It may be wise or prudent for you, Michael, and
>>> Roberto to review the Ten Commandments again....
>>>
>>> James Seng wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I give my thanks to God every night for this GA list, which gives birth
>>>> to a handful of entertaining folks who never fails to sharing their
>>>> bizzard concept of how the world on wide ranging topics.
>>>>
>>>> And the topic of of the day is "Freedom of Speech" (except when you are
>>>> an ICANN director, thank god I am not). Amazing is it?
>>>>
>>>> The world is a wonderful place. Amem.
>>>>
>>>> -James Seng
>>>>
>>>> Joanna Lane wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Roberto Gaetano [mailto:ploki_xyz@hotmail.com]
>>>>>> So ICANN Directors and other officials cannot express personal 
>>>>>> opinions?
>>>>>> That's weird!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Roberto,
>>>>> A personal opinion is no substitute for a proper answer. In this 
>>>>> case, an
>>>>> ICANN Director has patronized the complainant by expressing 
>>>>> sympathy, but in
>>>>> the same breath has absolved himself absolutely from taking any
>>>>> responsibility for actually doing anything about it, citing "personal
>>>>> opinion". This does absolutely nothing to answer the very serious 
>>>>> questions
>>>>> raised in Richard's position paper about the TLD Evaluation 
>>>>> process, which
>>>>> adversely effects failed applicants to the sum of several hundreds of
>>>>> thousands of dollars. The point is, what are the ICANN Director's 
>>>>> proposing
>>>>> to do about it apart from express personal opinions?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I see the benefit of reading the personal opinion of Mr. Palage
>>>>>> (of course,
>>>>>> in stating this I talk in my personal capacity, not as Interim
>>>>>> ALAC Member
>>>>>> ;>), and therefore I will not engage the ALAC position on the
>>>>>> matter, if you
>>>>>> allow me to do so). The alternative is to stop communicating 
>>>>>> altogether:
>>>>>> what will be the benefit, and for whom?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No, the choice is not simply giving personal opinions, or not 
>>>>> communicating
>>>>> at all. For goodness sake, you people have been appointed to 
>>>>> positions of
>>>>> responsibility. You are answerable to the community, and that means
>>>>> justifying polices that have been imposed from the top down with 
>>>>> more than a
>>>>> "personal opinion". Expecting an official response from an ICANN 
>>>>> Director is
>>>>> not an unreasonable expectation, and what's weird is that you seem 
>>>>> to think
>>>>> the ALAC and ICANN Board can dictate terms that more often than not go
>>>>> completely against community consensus, then distance yourself from 
>>>>> failures
>>>>> that result.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Incidentally, this is not the only forum available to the public, and
>>>>>> Michael did not call any press conference, he was only kind enough to
>>>>>> provide an opinion on an issue raised by a member of this mailing 
>>>>>> list.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe things should be put in the right perspective...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I think I've done that now.
>>>>> Joanna
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Roberto
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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