I Urge You to Adopt The Dissenting IRP Position

["Dave C." <davec@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It's my STRONG opinion that the below posting from an astute and experienced
Adult Internet individual seems "on target", and should be adopted by ICANN.
The only thing I would suggest is the possible addition of the words
"specific and prove-able" in front of the Words " documentation of community
support for its proposal." (that makes up the last sentence of the earlier
quentinb@xxxxxxxxx posted opinion/suggestion as shown below).

(With incorporation of my above additional words) please see and adopt the
below posted comments; in my opinion it's possible that ICANN's earlier
approval was unknowingly made without adequate proof of community support--I
think that 2005 approval should now be voided.

David Charles Conners
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"Regarding ICM's .XXX proposal and the IRP Declaration
To: icm-options-report@xxxxxxxxx 
Subject: Regarding ICM's .XXX proposal and the IRP Declaration 
From: quentinb@xxxxxxxxx 
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:16:59 -0700 (MST) 

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my opinion that ICANN should adopt the findings of the dissenting
opinion 
of the Independent Review Panel's declaration, which held that ICM never 
satisfied the sponsorship requirements and criteria for a sponsored TLD. 
Specifically, I believe ICM never demonstrated that it has the support of
the 
prospective sponsoring community for its proposal.

As a stakeholder in the relevant sponsoring community for the proposed .XXX 
sTLD, I wholeheartedly oppose the establishment of this new TLD, and I
believe 
that the vast majority of stakeholders in our community are similarly
inclined. 
The evidence of support presented by ICM is outweighed by the stated
opposition 
to the sTLD, and a significant amount of the evidence of support presented
by 
ICM is now quite old, and may include individuals who have actually reversed

their position in the months and years since they originally stated support
for 
the TLD.

At the very least, I believe ICANN has a responsibility to the sponsoring 
community at issue here to consider ICM's application de novo, given the 
substantive questions that exist as to the amount, nature and character of
the 
sponsoring community support ICM has asserted that its proposal enjoys.

My own opposition to ICM's proposal stems in part from the paucity of detail

currently available about how the sTLD would be operated by its proposed 
governing body, IFFOR. Among other defects, the information that has been 
provided to the sponsoring community thus far concerning the eventual "best 
practices" and rules of conduct for .XXX sites is woefully inadequate in 
detail. For example, there has been no specific information provided as to
what 
manner of content will or will not be deemed acceptable by IFFOR, a body
whose 
own nature and structure remain something of a mystery to this point.

Given the dearth of reliable information about the eventual nature of the 
.XXX-related policies and protocols, I can find no rational basis to support

the establishment of this sTLD. Asking for me to support such an ill-defined

proposal is akin to asking for me to support a political candidate who has
not 
declared party affiliation, or published any meaningful policy platform 
whatsoever.

In my opinion, offering one's support in this environment of imposed 
ignorance is a deeply irresponsible act, and I question whether my peers in
the 
adult industry who have expressed support for this proposal have fully 
considered the potential ramifications, or even earnestly questioned what 
precisely it is that they have expressed support for.

For this reason, and for far too many additional reasons to address in a
brief 
correspondence, I respectfully suggest that ICANN adopt the position of the
IRP 
dissent, and ultimately either reject ICM's application, or at a minimum, 
require that ICM provide further documentation of community support for its 
proposal.


Thank you and best regards,
Quentin Boyer
Director of Public Relations
PinkVisual.com/TopBucks.com


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