Adam Peake wrote:
> > 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".
The problem with this approach is that arguing the case for allowing
individuals in the non-comm group goes against the very arguments that are
the foundation of a separate constituency.
We just don't believe that there is enough commonality of interests.
>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.
The voice is there allright. Just that there are no votes to bring balance
to the Names Council.
--Joop Teernstra LL.M.-- , bootstrap of
the Cyberspace Association,
the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
http://www.idno.org
