Echoing Avri's and Mark's comments I'd say you rather did us a rare honor, one that we should be keener to emulate. Thank You for thinking out loud. Nicolas On 10/5/2011 10:16 AM, warigia bowman wrote: > Dear Marc > > sort of sorry I expressed an opinion here. > > I agree we need a systematic approach to deciding which organizations > are allowed to have advertisements. It should not be done on a case by > case basis, and upon reflection, this was an error in my thinking. > > Sincerely, Rigia > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Marc Perkel <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > I will agree with you that I also share the opinion that the Red > Cross should be nominated for sainthood. The question is though - > should that be a reason for special privileges? > > So - let's play a game here. What other organizations would > qualify for special privileges, and what would be the rules for > granting them? After all, if we start playing favorites don't we > invite lawsuits or at least accusations of cronyism? It this going > to be an arbitrary process based on feeling good? I'm a fan of the > Electronic Frontier Foundation. I'm sure many of you are as well. > Do we give them the .eff TLD? Based on how I feel - I would. But > why does how we feel matter? > > Even calling it "special privileges" in itself bothers me. There > has to be some sort of policy that makes sense so that the process > is fair. > > > On 10/5/2011 4:21 AM, warigia bowman wrote: > > I personally approve of giving special privileges to the Red > Cross/Red Crescent, but not to the IOO. > > The Red Cross is one of the only organizations I trust when I > do fundraising for famine in East Africa. > > Thanks, Rigia > >