Feb. 1, 2016
9:14 a.m.
Why wouldn't this happen? It's exactly what happened in 1998 . . why would ICANN abandon a plan that's worked for it before.
2. The rule is imposed despite GNSO objections, and ICANN begins its post-transition life constituted on a basis opposed by GNSO. Far from being seen as "more accountable", the perception will be that an opaque process (this CCWG) overrode the community objections expressed a year ago, and reiterated this winter. This will seed in the GNSO lasting distrust of both the GAC and the ICANN structure as a whole.