Re: [wg-c] Choosing the intial testbed

["Milton Mueller" <mueller@syr.edu>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Crispin" <kent@songbird.com>

> >    I personally don't see why AOL, with millions of customers, couldn't
> > have .aol.  Or my AT&T couldn't use .att, if they wanted to.
>
> Because there is therefore no reasonable criteria by which you could
> restrict *any* TM holder from getting a TLD.

Omigod! The name space might have to respond to user demand! The Horror!!!
Kent, you have already proven to our satisfaction that adding additional
TLDs to existing registries can be done at something close to zero marginal
cost. So what's the problem with this scenario?

> >    Why not permit every ISP with a million or more customers to have a
> > TLD of their choice?  This could be a simple rule.   I'm sure there
> > would be complaints, but would it cause any harm?  It wouldn't hurt me.
>
> Wow.  "It wouldn't hurt me."  That's deep.  I'm really encouraged that
> you are a consumer advocate.

Nice rhetoric, but you didn't answer his question. If you don't like the
"million" threshold, lower it. The principle is the same. Why not?