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Regarding a registration system. It's a good thing, but
email registration is not that bad. What is bad is when
a TLD does not also host the domain records. We've had
this here, and I think the requirement of operating one's
own server to host a domain is too much for most people
and they don't expect it when they just register a domain.
The reason I think this is important is that free DNS
providers such as 1984.is and cloudns.net won't accept
non ICANN domains. 

~ Ole


On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:51:39 +0000
Jonah Aragon <jonaharagon AT gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd say the voting period should be longer than 7 days,
> maybe 14 minimum, since many people don't check the list
> too often and we want to make sure we get as many people
> as possible to vote on major things like this. I'd also
> probably contest the registration system clause, because
> it seems like a very bad idea to be removing TLDs after
> they've already been added, the root would just become
> that much more chaotic and we'd have to update things all
> over, from the homepage to the wiki, and the Tier 1
> server list (which the API uses for all sorts of stuff as
> well). Either a registration system should be mandatory
> immediately or it shouldn't be a hard requirement at all
> (it could still be taken into account by the voters, but
> not hard policy). Otherwise I agree with the changes you
> suggested. I think the pre-existing T2 operator clause is
> a good way to ensure members are dedicated to the project.
> 
> Don't we already have an abuse/restricted content policy
> for OpenNIC, or does that not explicitly​ apply to TLDs?
> 
> Jonah
> 
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 11:25 PM Jeff Taylor
> <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net> wrote:
> 
> > As mentioned, we need to start a discussion of any
> > policy changes regarding TLD proposals.  To start off
> > the discussion, I thought I'd link to some items I
> > threw together earlier this year, with some additional
> > items and clarifications by Fusl.  The mirror for the
> > old wiki page is here (note do NOT try to login, it
> > will only confuse the mirror)...
> > http://sourpuss.net/mirror/wiki.opennicproject.org/TLDPolicyProposed
> >
> > For comparison, the current rules can be found here:
> > https://wiki.opennic.org/opennic:creating_new_tlds
> >
> > Many of these items revolve around the voting process
> > itself, or a person's eligibility to request the
> > creation of a TLD, and may seem rather strict.  Keep in
> > mind that anyone running a tier-1 server can have a
> > great deal of influence over the records presented to
> > opennic users, and therefore requires a higher level of
> > trust.
> >
> > We should also consider making some rule changes apply
> > to existing TLDs. For example, the requirement for an
> > opennic.[TLD] web page under each TLD would be very
> > beneficial to visitors and active members alike.
> > Similarly, it may be a good idea to pool together some
> > ideas under an umbrella clause that would automatically
> > apply to ALL opennic domain, such as a rule against
> > child pornography.  While it's good to have an open
> > structure for everyone to enjoy, we really should have
> > *some* principles posted to show that we as a group
> > have certain moral values and are willing to draw a
> > line against undesirable content.
> >
> >
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