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["Jerry Pipes" <domains AT snewpy.com>]



Jeff,

 

That's a fair question.  My willingness to surrender the TLD is driven by my desire to not expose OpenNIC to any further drama/risk, based on what I have seen in past discussions related to the .ing TLD.  I aim not to repeat that. 

 

Having said that, if we as a group move forward with creation of a foundation, and establish a process for disputing a conflict with ICANN, I am certainly willing to stand my ground and fight for what is ours.  But as a new member, I did not feel justified in committing the group to such a fight.

 

Jerry

----- Original Message -----

  From: 
  Jeff 
  Taylor

To: discuss AT lists.opennicproject.org

Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 2:37 PM

Subject: Re: [opennic-discuss] Call For Vote - new .stl TLD

I know I'm late to the party, but it doesn't appear that 
  subhuman's question was ever answered regarding the TLD -- If ST. Louis 
  decides to register through ICANN you said you would give it up without 
  hesitation, so why should anyone register a domain through OpenNic if they 
  know it could go away at any time?

I understand we have this concern 
  with ALL of our TLDs, but in this case you are picking a TLD that you know 
  specifically relates to a known entity, which makes the chances even higher 
  that there will be a future conflict with the name.

On 02/01/2015 01:09 PM, Jerry Pipes wrote:

All,

 

My proposal 7 days ago of a new TLD (see thread titled "Proposed .stl TLD - request for discussion") generated very little discussion, so I'm now calling for a vote.  I have spent quite a few hours reading the list archive for the last 12 months, and it is still not clear to me how a vote on a new TLD is to be conducted, but I assume it is sufficient to bring it to this list for a vote. 

 

So I am asking for a simple approve/disapprove response from the membership - please reply to this thread with your vote.  Thank you.

 

Jerry
IRC: snewpySTL

[Editorial note:] I've seen the concern that some have had in the past about people joining OpenNIC, setting things up, and then leaving a mess for others to deal with.  I am getting involved in OpenNIC as a learning experience, but also because I share this community's views on ICANN.  I plan to be involved for the long haul, so please note that if this TLD is approved, I will seek help from others in the group.  I'm not in any hurry to set this TLD up - I want to learn how it all works, and how to set it up the right way.  Thanks to everyone who has responded to my emails so far (and on IRC).  I appreciate the help.

 

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