two things. even better than what is suggested below, let it go to ICANN completely as a setoff against the fee levied against each name. by doing this it would directly reduce, and I believe eliminate, the tax charged against each name. and please remember that with our new pricing this would not benefit us AT ALL (before we are accused of blatant self-interest).
second, please (and this is not directed at you paul, but at this discussion in general) do not even include verisign as a possible recipient. they have absolutely no claim to the revenue. .com is a public good and they are simply a contractor performing a service in respect of that good. Regards On 31-Oct-07, at 4:49 PM, Paul Gordon wrote: > > Discussions are taking place at ICANN right now about how to disperse > the single letter com/net's that have been in reserved status. > > One option suggests they be auctioned off to the highest bidder. > > Another option moves further on that, by suggesting that instead of > the windfall from the auction going to Verisign and ICANN (an > organisation reknowned for expanding in size in lock step to it's > increasing revenues), the windfall is used exclusively to fund the > formation and operation of a Registrant's Constituency at ICANN. > > You know, the people that pay the ICANN tax, yet have no formal > representation in the process. > > So how about those of you disgusted with the way things have turned > out, get behind this call? > > > > On Oct 31, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Alex Bulan wrote: > >> Well said. If other registrars are squatting on their expired >> names, it >> is no excuse for Tucows to be doing the same. All expired names >> should be >> *released* - even if they're probably going to be snapped up by the >> "drop >> club". Hopefully ICANN will one day grow some balls and put an >> end to >> this, but until then, there is no justification for wilfully >> participating >> in this sleazy scam for monetary gain. >> >> But I know that those of us who feel this way are few in number. >> Greed >> is a powerful motivator. >> >> Alex >> > > _______________________________________________ > domains-gen mailing list > [email protected] > http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen > > > > _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
