RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] poll - Too early to ask these questions

["Hammock, Statton" <shammock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mikey, 

 

I will finally chime in here and support Jeff's comment that it is a
little early to ask for our views on each of the proposals. I do like
the idea of the poll but I, personally, need a little more time to
analyze the details.  Some of the proposals were just introduced this
week, after all.

 

I have been mostly a "lurker" with respect to the e-mail exchanges on
the list but I have not been doing so with my hands "folded."  I
regularly take notes on the points being raised by active members of the
group and try to map out where consensus might be found given the
various viewpoints.  Some of the discussions have struck me as being too
theoretical but also practical suggestions and proposals have been
introduced and I am trying to focus on them and really try to get a feel
on how this should play out.  Waiting another week for the poll would be
helpful to me. 

 

Thanks, 

Statton 

 

 Statton Hammock 
 Sr. Director, Law, Policy & Business Affairs 

 

P 703-668-5515  M 703-624-5031 <http://www.networksolutions.com> 
www.networksolutions.com

 

 

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From: owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neuman, Jeff
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:01 AM
To: gnso-vi-feb10@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gnso-vi-feb10] poll - Too early to ask these questions

 

Mikey,

 

Although I appreciate the notion of taking polls, I just have the
feeling that it is WAY too early to ask the questions that you have on
Poll #1.  Very few of us understand the implications of each of the
proposals enough to be able to comment on whether we support or oppose a
particular proposal much less whether we can fill in the comment
sections on any revisions that we would propose to that particular
proposal.  I thought we were going to form sub-teams to look at the
proposals to discuss the pros and cons of each of the proposals in order
to potentially come up with some sort of hybrid or consensus driven
proposal (if possible).

 

In addition, there is nothing in the survey that asks the responder to
declare its interests (namely, (a) to check all that apply....gTLD
Registry, gTLD Registrar, New TLD Applicant, New TLD back-end Registry
Services Provider, etc., and (b) are you in favor of integration or
separation....).  I just think that coming out of this survey saying x
number of people support this proposal without the essential context is
going to be misleading especially with this group being so stacked with
New TLD applicants, registries, registry services providers and
registrars). 

 

I would strongly ask that we withdraw this survey for this week in favor
of proceeding as initially proposed.

 

Best regards,

 

Jeffrey J. Neuman 
Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy
46000 Center Oak Plaza Sterling, VA 20166
Office: +1.571.434.5772  Mobile: +1.202.549.5079  Fax: +1.703.738.7965 /
jeff.neuman@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeff.neuman@xxxxxxxxxxx>   / 
www.neustar.biz <http://www.neustar.biz/>       

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