Rather than an "attaboy" letter, an open letter to the GAC and board expressing our agreement with the contents of the Board's letter would, ithink, bemore appropriate. Wherewe disagree with the board we say so, often publicly. When we agree with them, we should also say so, publicly. We shouldn't have to, and shouldn't, compliment the Board on doing the obvious and simple right thing: following their rules. However, we should make it clear that we support ICANN acting according to its own rules. -- Professor Andrew A Adams [log in to unmask] Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/