I've written an op/ed for YNOT with my two cents (well... maybe more like a dime or two) on .XXX, and the nature of the industry's debate surrounding .XXX.
A brief excerpt:
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We have nothing close to a complete picture to work from in assessing the potential impact of .xxx would be, and I have a very hard time ?supporting? anything so entirely undefined.
What will the ?best practices? adopted by IFFOR consist of? We don?t know.
As it has been asserted by the ICM that it will fight to keep .xxx a purely voluntary measure, what shape will the eventual rules for operating a site on the .xxx domain take regarding links to adult sites hosted on other domains, or accepting traffic from sites on hosted on other domains? Again, we don?t know.
To support something so ill-defined, in my mind, is akin to supporting the political campaign of a candidate who professes no party affiliation, hasn?t answered any questions regarding the policy positions they favor, and to do so simply because that candidate has assured me ?I am for good things, especially those good things you will like.?
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The full op/ed is posted here for anyone interested in reading the rest.
- Q.