Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Idea of Phasing

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

On 24 Mar 2010, at 10:59, Neuman, Jeff wrote:

> This would allow the small communities (like the ones Eric has been 
> advocating for) and entities desiring to use TLDs for their own internal 
> purposes to be free to be a registrar, not use registrars, etc. 

I very much agree with this idea with one caveat, the registrants of these TLDs 
should still have the consumer rights, however few that may or may not be, that 
the RAA guarantees.

On 24 Mar 2010, at 11:03, Tim Ruiz wrote:

> So giving community designated TLDs a blanket exception on VI while
> everyone else must operate under different rules only creates an
> opportunity for gaming.

I worry that 'gaming' is achieving the mantra status of 'terrorism' and 
'pedophilia', i.e a term that is used a trump card in any argument.

This is ICANN, and everything will be gamed by someone sooner or later.  We 
must accept that.  

What we need is a sufficiently reasonable and well formed set of policy 
recommendations, a well thought implementation and enforcement that deals with 
the gaming. 

Our current job is the first one.  I see no reason to de-facto equate 
communities with gaming.

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