Re: [gtld-council] Discussion on allocation methods

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

If I might comment.

I had suggested that the allocation method should suit the type or  
category of TLD.  Perhaps it might have been better said the type of  
applicant.  Be that as it may.
The list of categories was, i believe, a masterful ad-absurdum  
argument to show why this idea might not work.
I think, however, that a careful description of a few categories, not  
so much of TLD type but perhaps of applicant type, might still lead  
to a reasonable way to distinguish between TLDs allocated first come  
first served, or by lottery, or by auction.
a.

On 5 apr 2006, at 14.42, Thomas Keller wrote:

> Bruce,
>
> not having participated on that discussion I'm somewhat confused by  
> the
> approach of creating categories and the examples (I assume that the  
> one
> below are merely examples) of how such categories could look like.
> E.g I don't understand neither the difference between
>
> Commercial (e.g .com, .retail)
> and
> Unsponsored  (e.g .biz)
>
> which are to me and I assume the end user as well, all TLDs  
> sometimes but
> not always being utilized for business purposes, nor do I  
> understand the
> pupose of this approach.
>
> Best,
>
> tom