On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Evan Leibovitch <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 4 July 2012 09:15, Adam Peake <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> >> Failure of outreach, or just a reflection of economics. > > > There are more answers/excuses than those two. Many more. > > ICANN continues to amaze me, in that so many inside its bubble cannot > comprehend the mere possibility that there may simply be no demand for Yes, that's what I meant by "a reflection of economics". But, as outreach was poor, you can't real prove the latter. With a bit more effort there might there have been 10 applicants from sub-saharan Africa? A couple from Philippines, Indonesia? No idea, and neither have you. Which is a good reason to try and find out (hard after the fact.) GAC also concerned about lack of diversity with tech providers, lack of accredited registrars from developing countries. Adam > new > TLDs in wide swaths of the world, especially after factoring out defensive > motives. Not just Africa. Not everyone believes that that mere speculation > equates to innovation, or that private ownership/control of common words is > a Good Idea. And no amount of bovine lipstick is going to hide these core > assumptions of the TLD expansion program. > > After promoting an idea/product to an audience that doesn't take, saying > that the message was not adequately delivered is a convenient excuse. But > there's also the distinct possibility -- that must be at least considered -- > that the message was sufficiently delivered and understood, but the target > market has chosen not to partake based on educated choice. > > - Evan > >