[governance] Ideas that this mailing list has agreed to

[Danny Younger]

Hello Hans,

Let's inject some reality into this discussion.  Let's
assume that in the next round of TLD selections that a
sponsored community comes forth proposing a .gay TLD
to meet the needs of the worldwide homosexual
community.  If their paperwork was in order, and all
ICANN selection criteria was met, they would be
delegated sponsorhip over the namespace by the
"technical" coordinator.

Now the "political" oversight element enters into the
fray.  It is clear to me that certain countries would
commit to opposing an initiative that promotes this
given lifestyle.  

By endorsing an international approach to deal with
the "political" dimension, you will effectively
succeed in chilling the global distribution of content
on the Internet.  As both .xxx and potential newcomers
like .gay well-illustrate, this path leads down a
slippery slope that Civil Society should not be
supporting (unless you want governments actively
involved in making content-based decisions).




	
		
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