No XXX TLD, not then, not now, not tomorrow! Again.

["Joe Fredricks" <joe.fredricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't believe we're doing this again. ICM will simply not take no for an 
answer, despite the overwhelming majority of the adult webmaster industry 
screaming out in unison, NO! Is it not apparent to the most casual of observers 
that this is merely a financial interest on the part of ICM? Nobody invests the 
time and money these guys are obviously throwing behind this thing if they did 
not expect a huge payoff at the end of the rainbow in terms of not only 
financial gains, but a formidable stake in shaping the future of the adult 
online industry. These guys are foaming at the mouth to become a power block in 
adult entertainment and are willing to risk any potential side effect to 
accomplish it.

I have read the major changes outlined in this new proposal, and see nothing of 
any substance that changes my position from the first few attempts. While there 
is some potential benefits from the proposed TLD, they are grotesquely over 
shadowed by the risk of abuse by not only government entities, but also by 
business, community, and independent agencies. The herding of adult 
entertainment into a neat package is a prime invitation for random shots from 
industry foes and is inherently a bad idea. The potential for abuse is 
astronomical and can manifest itself in a mind-boggling array of possible 
consequences. Politicians are already waiting in the winds for this thing to 
come to be so that they can take advantage of this consolidation and shape it 
into a moral political platform to entice voters with.

Come on folks, get a grip. We all want to protect kids, it's insane not to, but 
giving in to these people to become an infinite power base in adult 
entertainment is not the way to protect kids. It's an excuse, and one that 
seems to enjoy socially conservative approval. The answer to protecting kids 
should be where it always should have been, in the hands of mature and 
responsible parents. Even with this new .xxx TLD, parents will STILL have to 
take the responsibility of installing filter technology onto computers where 
kids are allowed to be. These are the SAME parents that have neglected to do so 
thus far, and I see nothing in these proposals that will change that.

Therefore, my position is unchanged. I urgently encourage the rejection of this 
proposal and strongly encourage every webmaster to read the documentation for 
themselves, see how narrow it really is and then join the vast majority of us 
in screaming NO to this XXX TLD again.

Sincerely
Joe Fredricks
Fredricks Media Group