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[Al Beano <albino AT autistici.org>]

>"Incitement of violence" is a rather nebulous term that could be
>applied
>to just about anything.  I've personally made many sarcastic remarks
>that could fit the description.  A great many social movements through
>history also would fit the bill, even ones we have holidays for.

It's a nebulous term which refers to an activity which is illegal in most 
countries, but which some people want to protect under the guise of 'free 
speech'. I can accept that there are some grey areas, but what about a 
clear-cut, morally and legally unacceptable statement — say, for example, 
someone calling for violent acts against a particular individual? 

>Our intention is to deal with legal take-down orders, blatantly illegal
>content, and abuse of computer systems (botnets and the like). 

Sadly, the law does not discriminate against content which is 'blatantly 
illegal' and just illegal. If it is illegal, it has to be taken down. 

>It's not as though anyone is stopping them from
>doing that on ICANN domains anyways.

Then why create .front?

On 1 November 2017 14:59:30 GMT+00:00, Verax <verax AT 8chan.co> wrote:
>
>Al Beano wrote:
>> How would you respond to National Socialist content, or incitements
>to
>violence?
>>
>
>"Incitement of violence" is a rather nebulous term that could be
>applied
>to just about anything.  I've personally made many sarcastic remarks
>that could fit the description.  A great many social movements through
>history also would fit the bill, even ones we have holidays for.
>
>The last few years have shown us many self-proclaimed "free countries"
>such as the US, Australia, Germany, Britain, etc. have all started to
>use whatever pretense to clamp down on otherwise legal and socially
>acceptable behavior, such as journalists doing their job, or people
>making fun of politicians on the internet (how dare they).
>
>Our intention is to deal with legal take-down orders, blatantly illegal
>content, and abuse of computer systems (botnets and the like).  If
>someone wants to be angry on the internet, or be an internet nazi, then
>that's their problem.  It's not as though anyone is stopping them from
>doing that on ICANN domains anyways.
>
>--Verax
>
>> On 1 November 2017 00:47:38 GMT+00:00, gitgud <gitgud AT tfwno.gf>
>wrote:
>>> Greetings from .chan,
>>>
>>> As we wrap up our infrastructure changes and finalize the
>installation
>>> of Regano registration system for our inaugural top level domain, we
>>> have decided to propose another top level domain for our
>organization
>>> to
>>> administrate, operate, and govern. We hereby propose the creation of
>>> .front, a top level domain where all may freely voice and promote
>their
>>> political views. The intention of .front would be to provide a
>>> non-partisan safe haven for political activists, journalists, and
>>> organizers, where they may publish web content freely without fear
>of
>>> censorship or reprisal by their domain registrar. This new top-level
>>> domain will share administrative resources and infrastructure with
>the
>>> already extant .chan project. Appended below is our charter; we
>>> appreciate any suggestions you may have about how we can best govern
>>> this project, and will attempt to answer any questions you may have
>>> regarding this proposal. We look forward to your input and support
>for
>>> this proposal.
>>>
>>> Happy Halloween,
>>> .chan
>>>
>>> =======================.FRONT CHARTER STARTS
>>> HERE=======================
>>>
>>> ==Charter==
>>> .front is a top level domain established for communities, movements,
>>> organizations, and people involved in politics. The .front TLD is
>>> created to offer a free, non-partisan, and open namespace for
>>> registrants to host blogs, forums, news publications, and other
>>> commentary on politics and society.
>>>
>>> ==Eligibility==
>>> An eligible individual for registration is defined as any individual
>>> that has not been banned from .front domain registration. An
>eligible
>>> individual for voting is defined as any individual that has not been
>>> banned from .front domain registration and has an email with at
>least
>>> one domain registered to it.
>>>
>>> ==Registration==
>>> Registration is available to all eligible individuals. An individual
>>> may
>>> register a domain on the behalf of any non-human entity, and for the
>>> purposes of this charter is entitled to the rights, as well as held
>to
>>> the restrictions, of a singular person. Registrants are asked to
>only
>>> register domain names they intend to use; attempts to “domain park”
>or
>>> otherwise hoard domains will be scrutinized and may result in the
>>> revocation of your domain registrations, registration eligibility,
>and
>>> voting eligibility.
>>>
>>> ==Voting==
>>> All eligible individuals with a registered domain will be entitled
>to
>>> one vote on major organizational decisions. A proposal to vote on
>may
>>> be
>>> put forward by any individual or group of individuals. From then on,
>>> the
>>> .front community may discuss and propose amendment to the original
>>> proposal. The administration reserves the right to determine whether
>or
>>> not a proposal is of major concern, and may at their discretion
>dismiss
>>> any trivial or impossible proposals, as well as any proposals that
>>> conflict with the stated purpose of the .front domain. Provided the
>>> administration has not already dismissed the proposal, the
>individual
>>> originating the proposal may put the proposal to vote or drop the
>>> proposal. Should the proposal be put to vote, all members will have
>72
>>> hours from the moment the proposal was put to vote to cast a “Yay”
>or
>>> “Nay” vote on the proposal. After 72 hours, all absent votes will be
>>> registered as abstentions and the winner will be determined by a
>simple
>>> majority of all non-abstaining voters. Once the results have been
>>> announced, the proposal will go into effect as policy and will be
>>> enforced by the relevant individuals in the organization.
>>>
>>> ==Anonymity==
>>> In recognition of the special nature of the community and
>demographic
>>> this organization is chartering a domain for, this organization will
>>> allow all individuals to register and vote without proof of identity
>or
>>> a real name. The sole criteria for to be considered a voting member
>of
>>> the organization will be an email address with one or more
>registered,
>>> non-revoked domains, belonging to a singular person. Should blatant
>>> abuse of said anonymity be discovered, their eligibility as a
>>> registrant
>>> and voter will be revoked. The offenders will not have their
>>> eligibility
>>> to vote or register a domain reinstated. Abuse includes
>>> “sock-puppeting”, Sybil attacks, and other similar methods of social
>>> subversion.
>>>
>>> ==Amendment==
>>> Provided the proposal in question does not bring this document in
>>> conflict with OpenNIC Policy, this document may be edited or amended
>by
>>> a proposal should the proposal to do so pass.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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