I'll add a fifth proposal...I liked yours though George Since we are auction/raffling/ (or whatever you wish to call it) chances at a possibly non-existent product - the name may never be abandoned by the original registrant - Let's just do this once and get it all over with.
Let's hold an auction for every name currently registered (already proposed) and instead of waiting for possibly a year to see if the name is actually not renewed (and therefore MAY become available if the current registrar lets it) we will take the proceeds from the auction of each name bid on and use a portion of it... say 20%, to make an offer to the current registrant to purchase the name on behalf of the high bidder. If we get it great! Otherwise we'll just have to pocket ALL of the money. If we are unable to contact the current registrant, it will be treated as though we _had_ been able to and been told NO. In either case, all monies tendered from the auction high-bidders are non-refundable. Of course, if the current registrant does accept our offer, we will of course require an additional payment from the high bidder to actually transfer the name for them from the current registrant. Such additional payment will be the greater of 20% of the original bid price + $6.00, our actual cost in performing the transfer + 50%, or $20.00 This proposal makes at least as much sense as any I have seen so far, and I like this one a lot more. At least it states in terms that most can understand exactly what is being proposed by most of the other entities, with the advantage that the current high bidder doesn't have to wait until sometime after the name actually expires (if it ever does) to find out if he/she is to be successful in getting it. John [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Kirikos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ross Wm. Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discuss-List@Opensrs. Org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 2:50 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [icann-delete] Proposal: Registry Re-circulation System Hello, With regards to the Afternic proposal, it gives all the value of the domains that are auctioned to the REGISTRARS, but what did they do to create the value? Nothing. Names like Cheerleaders.com or Bipolar.com <snip> lots of stuff was here.... </snip> While folks are making "Proposals", I'll add a fourth proposal. I'll call it the "Let's make George Kirikos a Multi-Millionaire" proposal. With the consent of ICANN, I propose that all expiring names be auctioned off by George Kirikos, with said proceeds going to the George Kirikos Retirement Fund. While not a registrar or a registry, he is a registrant! (the third "r") While he did nothing to create the value of names such as Cheerleaders.com or Infertility.com, neither did the registrars or registry, so all three have equal claims. So, there you have it, folks. Four proposals on the table: 1) Verisign WLS proposal 2) Afternic "auction" proposal in a registrars cartel. 3) Status Quo proposal 4) Let's make George Kirikos a Multi-millionaire proposal. Please choose #4! Pretty please! Pretty please with sugar on top! As your new OVERLORD ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H, KING ^H^H^H^H humble servant, I promise to use the funds for noble purposes. I plan to travel the world, to spread the word about the virtues of the internet to such under-developed places like the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Tuvalu, the beaches of Greece, the beaches of Brazil, and other hotspots. While I am drinking champagne surrounded by buxomy beauties in tiny bikinis, errr, I mean bringing the gospel of the internet to certain blondes who don't know how to use computers, I will think of all of you with such fondness for allowing me to serve such an important public role. It's a tough job, I know, but I think I am qualified and will serve you all well! I remain always, your most humble and obedient servant, :) George Kirikos http://www.kirikos.com/ Sincerely, George Kirikos http://www.kirikos.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ --- Note from John - This email has been scanned for viruses before it was sent and is certified to be Virus Free to the extent that it can be verified by the virus scanning software used. As always, there are NO guarantees. You should always use extreme caution when opening mail that may contain malicious code and/or attachments. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.312 / Virus Database: 173 - Release Date: 12/31/01
