The ICANN Staff Issues report on Domain Tasting raised a number of questions. In view of these questions the GNSO Council decided to defer the initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) until such time as a "small ad-hoc group of GNSO representatives" reported back with their findings. The ICANN Staff questions are: 1. Who benefits from domain tasting, and who is harmed? 2. Who would benefit from cessation of the practice and who would be harmed? 3. How are registry operators being affected by domain tasting? 4. How are registrars being affected by domain tasting? 5. How are registrants being affected by domain tasting? 6. Are there different categories of registrants affected differently? 7. What enforceable rules could be applied toward domain tasting activity? 8. What would be the impact (positive or negative) of establishing limitations, guidelines or restrictions on registrarsÂ’ use of the AGP? 9. What would be the impact (positive or negative) on registries, registrars, and registrants of eliminating the AGP? Frankly, fact-finding is supposed to be the reponsibility of the ALAC who under the bylaws is charged with reporting "their findings and recommendations to the Board". I would recommend that if the ALAC really cares about this issue that the above questions be answered in an ALAC submission to the GNSO (along with any other pertinent findings that may be of use to the council). ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7