Michael Palage wrote:
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> IMHO, I believe that your characterization of Ms. Burr's efforts and
> intentions are misguided.
Naturally you do. You are either a spokesman or an apologist for
trademarks and big business, special interests that have been
granted undue influence and power by Ms. Burr and her creation,
ICANN. You believe what it is convenient for you to believe, to
salve your conscience.
> Ms. Burr has been at ground zero in this whole
> process and in the unenviable position of trying to address everyone's
> concerns while keeping the whole process moving forward.
An obvious lie unworthy of any response.
> Although the jury is still out on the success of all those principles set
> forth in the White Paper
Ha-ha! Do you mean, for example, like the users playing an equal
role to business in the NewCo? Or the NewCo serving the public
interest? The only jury out on those principles, Mr. Palage, is
perhaps the jury of the ICANN Central Committee. The rest of the
world knows the truth.
> I believe that we are well on our way toward
> realizing most of them.
Again, you do not really believe this; you cannot be so ignorant or
unaware as to do so. What you call belief is merely your need to
reassure yourself that your own betrayal of the community is less
heinous than you secretly suspect.
> Specifically, there is now true competition in the
> domain name registration business
Are you mad? But, no. You are an artist, painting a pretty picture
to hang on your wall so that you need not look on reality. You do
not lie to us, Mr. Palage, but to yourself.
> It also appears likely that there will be an expanse of the name
> space announced in the next couple of months.
Oh? Are Burr & Co. going to allow .bank, .money, and .greed? How
nice.
> I would therefore would like to reiterate a portion of ICANN board
> resolution [00.69], "the ICANN Board, on behalf of the worldwide Internet
> community, expresses the deepest appreciation and respect for the critical
> contributions of Becky Burr to ICANN and the concept of global private
> sector management of the technical and administrative aspects of the > DNS."
So, the unelected ICANN Board thanks Ms. Burr for recognizing it and
giving it the legitimacy that it has not won from the Internet
community? A more repulsive circle-jerk I have never witnessed.
> I personally hope that whatever private sector job Ms. Burr takes that it
> allows her to continue to contribute her insight into the ICANN process.
More than her insight. At IBM, MCI, AT&T, or wherever it is that she
finds the greatest recompense for her efforts on their behalf, we
can rest assured that Ms. Burr will continue to manipulate the NewCo
in accordance with the bought allegiances of the DOC, paid for by
the companies she has always represented.
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