Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] What do we mean by "single registrant"?

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 7, 2010, at 7:36 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-vi-
>> Mike,
>> 
>> I do not see how taking a particular side in an ongoing discussion as
>> neutral behavior.
>> 
>> To call something protectionism may be correct or it may be wrong on a
>> factual, but it is not an insult and is not something that, to my mind,
>> merits a public reprimand from a co-chair.
>> 
> 
> 
> I agree with Avri on this. 
> I have 25 years of experience in national and international public policy 
> debates concerning economic regulation and if I call something 
> "protectionism" I don't do it lightly. That being said, the shock that was 
> initially generated by the suggestion that we kill SR TLDs altogether has 
> passed; the people who suggested it seem to have backed off; the tone is 
> improving. Both sides were responsible for the escalation and I think the 
> solution is to focus on substance and mutually acceptable compromises that 
> address legitimate concerns. 
> 
> --MM
> 

dear Avri and Milton,

i completely agree with both of you.  the part of Tim's statement i was 
endorsing was the "focus on substance and mutually acceptable compromises" 
point that you just made Milton.  that "+1" thing was a dumb mistake -- i was 
just trying to be cool like the people in the chat and blew it with that 
over-broad move.  apologies all around for that one.  just to finish the 
clarification, even after all the discussion on the list and reading the 
background papers, i *still* don't have a position about the outcome.  i hope 
my blunder didn't derail things too badly.

thanks to you both (and sorry about the tardy reply -- moving my 90-year old 
Dad is really challenging my project management and negotiating skills and i 
kinda lost a day there).

mikey


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