I will not retract anything, I'm sick tired of being politically correct and silent about certain individuals who claim to be representatives of Internet users when they are not. -J On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I don‘t understand Spanish. But if Carlos is expressing displeasure at > Amodio terming individuals as “characters“ then I strongly urge Amodio to > consider retracting that narrative. Further claiming “out to milk icann“ > was ironical given how icann so drains the heck out of folk that don‘t have > any direct or indirect business links or commercial interests in the system. > > --sent from a handheld-- excuse brevity and any typos-- > On May 10, 2013 3:49 AM, "Carlos A. Afonso" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Jorge, este es el documento enviado al Gac sobre el .amazon. Al final vea >> la lista de los firmantes, que llamas de "characters" (?). >> >> [] fraterno >> >> --c.a. >> >> ------------ >> C. A. Afonso >> >> ======== >> >> Heather Dryden >> Chairperson >> ICANN Government Advisory Committee (GAC) >> via e-mail ([log in to unmask]) >> >> Dear Ms Dryden, >> >> On behalf of the civil society organizations and networks signed below, >> this is a letter in support of the request made by governments of the >> Amazon region that the application for the ".AMAZON" gTLD be withdrawn. >> >> The Amazon region constitutes an important part of the territory of >> Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, >> due to its extensive biodiversity, its diverse culture and several idioms, >> and incalculable natural resources. Granting exclusive rights to this >> specific gTLD to a private company would prevent the use of this domain for >> purposes of public interest related to the protection, promotion and >> awareness raising on issues related to the Amazon biome. >> >> It would also hinder the possibility of use of this domain to congregate >> web pages related to the population inhabiting that geographical region. In >> addition, this gTLD string requested by "Amazon EU S.a.r.l.” matches part >> of the name, in English, of the “Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization”, >> an international organization which coordinates initiatives in the >> framework of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, signed in July 1978 by Bolivia, >> Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, and >> expedites the execution of its decisions through its Permanent Secretariat. >> >> It should also be noted that the application for the “.AMAZON” gTLD has >> not received support from the governments of the countries in which the >> Amazon region is located. >> >> February 22, 2013 >> >> Instituto Nupef, Brazil >> http://www.nupef.org.br >> ISOC Brazil >> http://www.isoc.org.br >> ISOC Peru >> http://www.isoc.pe >> Alfa-Redi, Peru >> http://www.alfa-redi.org >> Fundación REDES, Bolivia >> http://www.fundacionredes.org >> NIC Argentina >> http://www.nic.ar >> Colnodo, Colombia >> http://www.colnodo.apc.org >> Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER), regional >> http://www.aler.org >> Asociación Paraguaya de Derecho Informático (APADIT), Paraguay >> http://www.apadit.org.py >> Red de Desarrollo Sostenible (RDS), Honduras >> http://rds.hn >> Red de Infodesarrollo de Ecuador >> http://www.nuevared.org >> Fundación Redes y Desarrollo (FUNREDES), Dominican Republic >> http://www.funredes.org >> >> cc. >> [log in to unmask] >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ======== >> >> >> >> -------- Mensagem original -------- >> De : Jorge Amodio <[log in to unmask]> >> Data: 09/05/2013 21h17 (GMT-03:00) >> Para: [log in to unmask] >> Assunto: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] GAC comments - and a note on my rhetorical >> excesses >> >> >> Unfortunately some of these characters that claim being representative >> are actually no such thing and only represent a minuscule group of people >> with specific interests that got into the ICANN ecosystem to milk the >> organization. >> >> The attachments are not very strong evidence of substantial research and >> analysis with facts besides geographical information, they are just a bad >> collection of rhetoric statements. >> >> -Jorge >> >> On May 9, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Área de Informacion Asociación Internauta < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> > I agree with Carlos with respect to. Patagonia and. Amazons. >> > Several Internet users organizations have opposed the approval of these >> two NGTLD. I´m sending attached documentation on the subject. >> > Kind Regards >> > >> >