Hi, On 26 Dec 2008, at 05:21, Bruce Tonkin wrote:
I note that individual commercial Internet users also are quite diverse in their interests in domain names - ranging from those that are not domain name registrants and merely use the Internet for communication with suppliers, to those that actively maintain a portfolio of second level domains that either appreciate in capital value or earn money through advertising.
While I have not seen figures and it would be interesting to see such figures, I assume a much larger group (at least larger then the portfolio holder category) of Commercial interest are the Registrants whose small or single proprietor businesses depend on the outreach, advertising and information distribution gained through use of heir web sites. And while the outreach of the GNSO into the non-registrant user community has been prescribed, I still think the GNSO needs to make sure that we care for the interests of all registrants, commercial and non-commercial, as a special class, as they are dependent on the GNSO and its council as the only voice they have in order to get a fair deal from ICANN and its contracted parties. I am hoping we don't forget these two categories of registrants while making a further outreach to non-registrant users as these registrants remain unrepresented for the most part (despite a few individuals who are represented). a.