Just to make my position (or lack of it) clear: as many of us, I am not 
not sure about what the vote should be. But obviously new TLDs cannot be 
decided by ICANN on an ad-hoc basis again. As Susan insists, there is an 
urgent need to further (and profoundly) refine the TLD decision-making 
process. Vint, BTW, was the only board member to explicitly agree with 
Susan on this in the ensuing comments.

frt rgds

--c.a.

Carlos Afonso wrote:
> Brilliant pronouncements by Susan Crawford in defending her vote in 
> favor of .xxx. I recommend you all read the corresponding part of the 
> transcripts of today's Icann board meeting. She was the only applauded 
> by many in the audience, independently of their positions regarding the 
> issue.
> 
> Final vote: 9 against .xxx, 5 in favor, one abstention (Paul Twomey).
> 
> frt rgds
> 
> --c.a.
> 

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Carlos A. Afonso
diretor de planejamento
Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
http://www.rits.org.br
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