Originally Posted by MerlinK

.XXX *WILL* be *APPROVED*, BECAUSE:

ICANN and affiliate registrars will make tons of cash from the initial landrush/speculative buying of domains in the .XXX name space.

Not only will speculators be buying into this namespace, but everyone who is involved in the adult industry who already has an established presence in .COM/.NET will be attempting to buy their .XXX equivalents in order to protect their brand and identity.

To those of you who say you're going to boycott .XXX: GET REAL - If you don't buy the .XXX equivalent of your domain names, you are going to lose a substantial share of your market - You can doubt that the .XXX namespace will ever be approved, but if you don't secure YOUR land in .XXX, you are in for a hurting.

Take .TV, .US, and .WS for instance - they are all CASH COWS for the registries affiliated with them.

Do I support a new TLD, such as .XXX? Sure.
Do I think all XXX content should be forced into a new .XXX namespace? Nope.
Do I think adult industry leaders sending letters of OPPOSITION into ICANN will INCREASE the chances of APPROVAL for .XXX?
Yep, for sure.. Where there is more opposition, there is more of a market of demand - if someone is threatened, they will most certainly be buyers when their .COM realestate is being encroached upon by a new .XXX extension.
Do I think .XXX will be approved ultimately?: ABSOLUTELY.

Just my - Hope I didn't offend anybody.