<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I like this point. I would volunteer to be Governor and work for free --- Just that;;; Everyone would have to agree to do nothing. ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Thomas' idea has merit. And in keeping with this genuine warning, I would suggest that as long as he does not paint himself into a preconceived notion of what should be/or that he wants, the result could be quite constructive. Whereas Olivier sees the multiple cities with same name an obstacle I see it as an opportunity to share the name /ala sister cities/ need it be competitive? Why not corraborative and trust and understanding and culture sharing.</DIV>
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<DIV>If we can step back and view the Internet as a grand communication device, then we need not surrender to marketers and capitalists, but rather embrace commonality and the higher level of understanding. If I can transmit my poetry, music and fustrations and problems in a more efficient manner why should that be a bad thing?</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 4/11/10, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <I><ocl@gih.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv437207654>I agree with you although I wonder whether you wish to open such a can of worms. Your aim appears to be to have an informational session about city TLDs - perhaps working with others to write a set of best practices?<BR>You'll then have to answer questions of the type:<BR>If there is a Paris in France and a Paris in US, why don't they use paris.fr and paris.tx.us ?<BR>Admittedly, how does .nyc relate to the already existing .nyc.ny.us ?<BR>Roland's questions will also come up.<BR><BR>Are you ready to have a potentially heated session on this?<BR><BR><PRE class=moz-signature> </PRE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>