> Ivan, this was about as bottom-up as it comes; the > recognition request came > in this way, and it was accepted by the Board because that definition > seemed to be what made sense. Since only accredited > registrars could be > affected by ICANN policies relating to registrars, I still > don't understand > your angst. In any event, I've now done my best to explain, > and more would > be just argument, so I'll leave it at that > > I quote the bylaws at http://www.icann.org/bylaws-09apr99.html#VI-B > > > (a) Each Constituency shall self-organize, and shall > determine its own > criteria for participation, ... Joe, What 'recognition request'? This is about as top down as it gets. The constituency is supposed to 'determine its own criteria for participation'. Your argument that 'only accredited registrars could be affected by ICANN policies' is self serving and wrong. Everyone making registrations will be affected. I know it may seem simpler to have a neat little constituency, but there are many many other affected parties. If you show me the request to the board, who it came from and what their response was, that may clarify it. And don't be so patronising. I've been involved in this business since it started, I've committed thousands of hours to it, I've built a business that actually works day in day out in the area. Don't patronise me with your comments about 'angst'. What's your specialist knowledge in this area, apart from being a friend of Jon Postel? Ivan
