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Re: [At-Large] Some remarks on Domain Tasting Design Team Teleconference held on 1 April

At 10/04/2008 04:15 AM, Dominik Filipp wrote:

>Alan from ALAC joined the teleconference but I have not noticed any 
>input advocating the preferred motion presented by RALOs. This is 
>certainly not the way how public oice should be advocated.
>
>Dominik

The statement that I submitted to the report regarding the proposed 
motion was:
The At Large Advisory Committee has consulted with its constituent 
bodies regarding the proposed GNSO Council motion on Domain Tasting.
Some constituents would have preferred to see a more aggressive 
recommendation - specifically to eliminate the Add Grace Period 
entirely. However, the ALAC recognizes that compared to some 
alternative suggested ways of addressing domain tasting (such as 
using a 90% threshold instead of 10%, a more modest "restocking fee", 
more studies, or simply letting the domain name market evolve without 
intervention), the proposed action is relatively aggressive.
Given that the proposed motion includes the requirement to monitor 
the implementation and effectiveness of the proposed limitations on 
the AGP, the ALAC unanimously supports the proposed motion.
As noted, this was approved by the ALAC with no dissenting opinions, 
including from the NARALO which originally was the strongest group to 
push for complete AGP elimination. The statement was aired on the 
At-Large list with no negative comments. Accordingly I believe that 
my participation in that teleconference was completely in line with 
the current positions taken by the ALAC and RALOs.

The page references in the report pointing to At-Large organizations 
that wanted stronger action came from the INITIAL ALAC statement and 
was included as part of the entire history. Those same organizations 
later agreed that the proposed motion was a reasonable compromise as 
noted above. I note that several other constituencies (including 
NCUC) also supported the motion as written, despite earlier and even 
ongoing concerns.

Alan

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