That was pretty much my take on it when I read the motion, too. I would hope that we can get this approved as it is certainly better than what we have now. D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 dthompson@gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:45 PM To: At-Large Worldwide Subject: [At-Large] GNSO action on Domain Tasting Importance: High The GNSO group looking at how to address domain tasting has come up with a recommendation which is similar to the actions recently requested by Afilias and Neustar. The proposed motion is at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/dnt-motion-6mar08.shtml. The process to adopt this motion has been started, with the proposed motion being posted for public comment and with constituencies being given an opportunity to update their constituency statements. In this instance, ALAC has been treated as a GNSO consistency and we have the opportunity to update our statement. The original ALAC statement is on page 49 of http://www.gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-final-report-domain-tasting-08feb 08.pdf. Updates are due no later than March 28th. Based on the input, the draft motion may be updated. If approved by the GNSO, it will be forwarded to the Board with the intent that it can act on the issue in Paris. The ALAC has decided that we should indeed comment on the planned motion. Input from At-Large and specifically from RALOs is solicited. My recommendation is that we make a very short statement indicating our support (or opposition) to the motion. My first draft follows. Given the overall deadline and the requirement for ALAC approval once drafted, I am asking for input no later than Friday, March 23:59 UTC. Alan ========================================== DRAFT COMMENT ON GNSO DOMAIN TASTING MOTION The At Large Advisory Committee has consulted with its constituent bodies regarding the proposed GNSO Council motion on Domain Tasting. Some constituents would have preferred to see a more aggressive recommendation - specifically to eliminate the Add Grace Period entirely. However, the ALAC recognizes that compared to some alternative suggested ways of addressing domain tasting (such as using a 90% threshold instead of 10%, a more modest "restocking fee", more studies, or simply letting the domain name market evolve without intervention), the proposed action is relatively aggressive. Given that the proposed motion includes the requirement to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the proposed limitations on the AGP, the ALAC unanimously [or replace as appropriate] supports the proposed motion. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann .org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org