Q8: To what extent is the experience gained from introducing
gTLDs in the 1980s applicable to present-day circumstances?
Not much.Q9: To
the extent it is applicable, what are the lessons to be learned from that experience?
Scarcity
cause piracy, fraud, instability and misery.
Q10: What lessons, if any, can be
learned regarding new gTLD introductions from the experience of the ccTLD registries?
users
appreciate the clarity of a hierarchy (charters).
Q11: Can lessons relevant to
introduction of new TLDs be learned from the recent decisions by a number of them
to operate in a globally open manner? If so, what lessons?
Scarcity forces bad
behaviour to the detriment of honest net users.
Q12: Is the Names Council's recommendation
that a "limited number of new top-level domains be introduced initially" a sensible
way to minimize risks to Internet stability?
It has dangers if scarcity leads
to a land rush and unneccessary pre-emptive buying of otherwise unwanted domains
by brand owners.
Q13: What steps should be taken to evaluate carefully the initial
introduction of TLDs before future introduction of additional TLDs?
Make theme
conform to the 6 WG C (Sheppard/Kleiman) principles
Q14: Should a fixed time be
established for all the evaluations, or should the time allowed vary depending on
the nature of the TLD and other circumstances?
Time should vary.
Q15: Should
choices regarding the types of TLDs included in the initial introduction seek to
promote effective evaluation of:
the feasibilty and utility of different types
of new TLDs?
the efficacy of different procedures for launching new TLDs?
different
policies under which the TLDs can be administered in the longer term?
different
operational models for the registry and registrar functions?
different institutional
structures for the formulation of registration and operation policies within the
TLD?
other factors?
Do'nt worry about this - if you allow registrars aplications
to comply with the 6 WG C principles, these concerns are taken care of.
Q16: Should
any particular goal for, or limit on, the number of TLDs to be included in the initial
introduction be established in advance, or alternatively should the number included
in the initial introduction be guided by the extent to which proposals establish
sound proofs of concept of varied new TLD attributes?
The second option is better
- subject to the 6 WG principles.