Milton Mueller wrote: >>>>Harold Feld <[log in to unmask]> 01/08/04 05:57PM >>> >>>> >>I don't think a consultation requirement is overly regulatory. I do >>think the need for consultation is greater, and consultation is easier, >>in smaller communities. >> > >I don't disagree, but... > >a) this is not a "consultation requirement" among >the community of gTLD registrants that is being >proposed, it is a "quick look" administered by ICANN staff, >followed by more extensive procedures, which >may involve consultation with the ENTIRE community if >controversy emerges; > Blech. ICANN staff are not qualified to make such a judgment. Nor is it clear to me that the entire community should care one way or the other about registry changes (caveats about dominant registries not withstanding). >b) isn't there some virtue in having the procedure be >the same for all registries? > There is. My thought was that where the issue could be approached with granularity because of the community dynamic, this would be better. But in ICANN-land I suppose it is better to err on the side of uniformity than flexibility. Harold > > > > >