Re: [registrars] Whois Task Force Interim Report

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

> During the weekly Executive Committee call it was discussed and agreed
that
> the registrar constituency would adopt the concerns voiced in my original
> submission, unless there were any objections.

I completely object.

This is completely out of scope for the mandate of the Executive Committee.
If the constituency is going to adopt public positions it should be done by
the constituency and not by a negative option fiat handed down by the
ExecComm.

Further, the comments that in the paper you reference are neither useful nor
instructive for the task force. While the *concerns* in most cases are valid
to varying degrees, they do not provide the task force with substantive
alternatives that they can consider. If they are not provided with
substantive alternatives and suggestions, it is likely that they will just
dig in their heels around the current recommendations.

I do however support the idea that the constituency needs to develop a
position on these recommendations and provide the task force with
substantive input and recommendations. I propose that a drafting team could
be put together to develop a doc which could be forwarded to the
constituency for a vote of the membership.

At the very least, Michael's document should be put to a vote prior to
adoption.

                       -rwr




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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael D. Palage" <michael@palage.com>
To: <registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 1:03 PM
Subject: [registrars] Whois Task Force Interim Report


> Hello All:
>
> Last week I posted to the registrar constituency mailing list some of my
> private concerns regarding the Whois Task Force interim report. In
Shanghai
> a number of registrars expressed concern over the interim report, however,
> as of today not one registrar has posted any public comments on record to
> the DNSO website
> http://www.dnso.org/dnso/dnsocomments/comments-whois/Arc01/maillist.html.
I
> would encourage registrars to submit their comments via email to
> comments-whois@dnso.org.
>
> During the weekly Executive Committee call it was discussed and agreed
that
> the registrar constituency would adopt the concerns voiced in my original
> submission, unless there were any objections. A copy of my original
> submission can be found online at
> http://www.dnso.org/dnso/dnsocomments/comments-whois/Arc01/msg00012.html.
> The final date for submission is Nov 8th.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike
>