>>> Vittorio Bertola <[log in to unmask]> 04/03/07 7:04 PM >>> >Incidentally, even if this wasn't a factor in the decision, I >think that, if ICANN had approved .xxx, one minute later >there would have been many governments suggesting to >freeze the introduction of new gTLDs until ICANN started >to be more considerate in choices. In realpolitik >terms, it would have been a disaster. Thank you, Vittorio, for admitting the real reason why the Board majority voted against .xxx. Can we dispense with the other rationalizations now?