Ross, You might also say: parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus (Mountains will be in labour, and an ridiculous mouse will be born So much work and the result is ridiculous) But that can happen when the issue at stake is complicated, and opposing views are based on firm convictions.... Tony Harris

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Rader" <ross@tucows.com> Cc: <council@gnso.icann.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [council] Regarding data collected and the purpose of collecting data

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In that case you might possibly not be in a position to qualify the entire period as 'dilly-dallying at the task force level' ?

Perhaps not, but the Whois policy output is de minimis. Except in this case, the saying "de minimis non curat praetor" (the law is not interested in trivial matters) doesn't seem to hold true.

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