Much is made of the fact that one had to sign the gTLD-MoU in order to play in the PAB sandbox, but so very little is made of the fact that the gTLD-MoU reflected the rough consensus of the internet community as to how to proceed for the first "cut." There was never a suggestion that the gTLD-MoU was the last word on the subject; on the contrary, it was, but its nature, intended to change in light of experience.
Alas, today we are engaged in constructing an edifice so baroque, with so many clearly-identified and countervailing positions, that the flexibility that was inherent in the gTLD-MoU has truly gone off in its handbasket to hell. Those who squabble around the pile of rip-rap that surrounds this edifice are beginning to resemble a pack of very crazed and fairly hungry dogs.
Instead of trying to oust Kent Crispin and Dave Crocker, this organization should be trying to coopt them. Their support would go far to emphasize the importance of the individual as such in the making of domain name policy. Their ostracism . . . brought on for decision by means which are patently extrademocratic . . . largely sounds the deathknell of our legitimacy. That is, what little of it is left in light of the identification of this organization with Iperdome and NSI.
I want a question put to a vote: that the membership disavow the ill-conceived attempt to exclude Dave Crocker and Kent Crispin from participation in our work.
KJC.2
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