Karl Auerbach wrote:
> > > I'd be happy to pay the $1/name tax if I had a voice in the making of
the
> > > policies of the Domain Name System or IP address allocation.
> > >
> > > But I don't.
> > >
> > > There is no constituency of the DNSO that allows individuals who have
> > > domain names to be members.
> > >
> >
> > Karl, have you tried to join the non commercial constituency?
>
> I can't. It is open only to organizations.
>
I asked if you had tried. Join the list, submit an application, and if your
application is challenged (probably will be) argue your case. If unhappy with
the result, take it to the board. Example, see the NC list archive
<http://lyris.isoc.org/cgi-bin/ncdnhc/lyris.pl?visit=ncdnhc-discuss> search on
"Semich" and open mail "COMMENT To ICANN: Membership Criteria for NCDNH
Constituency".
Individuals with commercial use domain names who want a voice in the DNSO
might try joining the commercial constituency (has anyone applied and been
rejected? If I'm just showing ignorance of events, my apologies.) Perhaps
these constituencies will come up with good reasons for excluding individuals,
perhaps not.
Or try to form the IDNO, but that would seem to mean accepting no voice for a
while.
Adam.
