[alac] (Corrected) DRAFT Statement on Whois Process

[Bret Fausett <fausett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Corrected version
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The At Large Advisory Committee is also concerned that _/the process/_ 
for addressing the numerous whois issues now under review by the GNSO is 
flawed. In November, 2003, the GNSO created three task forces to address 
various aspects of whois, and the participants in those task forces, and 
the single task force into which they merged, have yet to reach 
consensus on the major issues before them.

The ALAC acknowledges that the various whois task forces have worked 
hard on some of the most difficult and divisive issues facing the GNSO 
and, importantly, have made progress in some areas. At the same time, 
the ALAC believes that reaching a consensus on other whois-related 
issues may not be possible in either the near or long term if the GNSO 
continues to follow its present course of discussions, consultations and 
debate.

The ALAC encourages the GNSO, with appropriate support from the ICANN 
Staff and/or professional mediation services, to explore new methods of 
brokering compromises by all the GNSO stakeholders in order to reach a 
resolution of the ongoing whois work.