RE: [wg-c] Respecting the process

["Penman, Ian" <Ian.Penman@dla-law.co.uk>]

Philip,

For your information, I have spoken with a great number of directors of
companies that are involved with e-commerce, and can safely say that not one
has remarked that they are anything than entirely in favour of an increase
in gTLD's.  I can, however, report that a great number are perplexed as to
why it seems to be taking so long before they are released.  

That said, I'm sure that it is possible to find one or two who don't like
change (although I remain unconvinced that their motives for staying with
just .com are anything less than protectionist), however I don't believe
that this is any reason to deny the existence of a "consensus".

Regards
Ian Penman
mailto:ian.penman@dla.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Sheppard [mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be]
Sent: 20 April 2000 09:13
To: Milton Mueller; kstubbs@digitel.net; rogerc@netsol.com;
sastre@anwalt.de; wgc; Andrew McLaughlin
Subject: Re: [wg-c] Respecting the process


Milton,

Rather too much is being made of this vote.  It was not intended to be a
formal vote on constituency lines. Such a vote would need to be referred
back to constituencies anyway.  It was a suggestion by Erica Roberts that it
may provide some guidance for the feelings of the NC on the two key items in
order to agree upon wording for an NC statement.

It was a straw poll.  That the votes of the straw poll have been tallied and
published is fine in the name of transparency and great fodder for those who
relish in conspiracy!

The questions put to the NC were:
1. Did the Names Council believe (it was the) (READ there was) consensus on
the opening of new gTLDs ?
2. Did the Names Council believe (it was the) (READ there was) consensus
that the initial number for roll out should be 6 to 10 new gTLDs ?

Question 2 was not "Do you believe there is a consensus within WG C on this
issue" - that would be a daft question as the answer is in black and white
already in the way WG C defined consensus.

But more the question was "Do you believe there is a global consensus on
this point?" I know of those opposed to the idea and so could only vote no.

Philip