Re: [wg-c] straw poll -- reminder

[KathrynKL@aol.com]

To J. Weinberg -- thanks for the ping.

I vote for Option 2.

Kathryn Kleiman
Personal Opinion.

>  >QUESTION ONE: HOW MANY NEW gTLDS, AND HOW FAST?
>  >
>  >Option 1:  Without regard to whether it would be desirable to have many
>  >gTLDs in the long term, ICANN should proceed now by adding only a few, and
>  >then pausing for evaluation.  Only after assessing the results should it
>  >initiate any action to add more.
>  >
>  >Option 2:  ICANN should implement a plan contemplating the authorization
>  >of many new gTLDs over the next few years.  (Example: ICANN might plan to
>  >authorize up to 10-12 new registries, each operating 1-3 new gTLDs, each
>  >year, for a period of five years; each year's authorizations would be
>  >staggered over the course of the year.)  This option would place the
>  >burden on opponents, if evidence comes in demonstrating that additional
>  >new gTLDs are a bad idea or that the rollout is too fast, to bring that
>  >evidence to ICANN's attention and call for a halt or a slowdown.