DOMAIN REGISTRARS - like Enom, GoDaddy, NetworkSolutions, Tucows OPPOSE the .xxx TLD
 

Well.. OK, not really :)

But this has been just posted at the ICANN forum

http://forum.icann.org/lists/xxx-icm.../msg01584.html

Basically they oppose Appendix S, Paragraph 6 of the proposed .XXX registry agreement, because it requires them to meet some obligations regarding Public Whois issues....

This would mean that if ICANN listens to them and changes that paragraph, we will have a "new" public comments round again for a few weeks.
(each change in the proposed agreement requires a new public comments period as far as I understand it).

Keep in mind though that they are opposing just some technical issues, not the whole .XXX idea (to remind you, GoDaddy was supporting .xxx one year ago).

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Anyway, it's been great to see substantial opposition from the adult industry towards .xxx in recent weeks (interestingly - there was no support from adult webmasters towards .xxx anymore - AT ALL!) especially last 10 days or so. ICANN's board is meeting again 13 March and then they are holding a special meeting in Portugal, about 26-30 March (the Free Speech Coalition is planning to send their people to the Portugal meeting).

But perhaps ICANN will vote oficially on .xxx already in 4 days?
This (pro .xxx) blog entry suggest that as well

http://blog.internetgovernance.org/b...8/2791749.html

Anyway, we will see it in a few days.

:upsidedow

im on that board, i will be voting march 13th

THis is the last official day for posting emails to ICANN.

"Signatories:

Active 24
Ascio Technologies
Blue Razor Domains
Bulkregister
CORE
Domaine.fr
DomainPeople Inc.
eNom
EPAG Domainservices
GMO Internet
GoDaddy.com, Inc.
Go Australia Domains Inc.
Go Canada Domains Inc.
Go China Domains Inc.
Go France Domains Inc.
Go Italy Domains Inc.
Melbourne IT
Network Solutions
Schlund+Partner AG
The Midcounties Co-operative Ltd.
Tucows
USA Webhost
Wild West Domains Inc."



What a surprise. We have a list of the top registrars in the industry and Moniker's signature is surprisingly absent.

:Oh crap

directnic not on that list either

Gotta give this the ole Bump ;)

:thumbsup

another person claiming the vote will actually take place already tommorow

http://forum.icann.org/lists/xxx-icm.../msg01609.html

"*Introduction:
* The application of the ICM Registry comes to the Board for a vote this Tuesday. As the Board prepares to examine the merits of this application, yet again, I would like to raise the question ? what are we scared of?"

What kind of writers are you exactly looking for and can we work on the net only?... Just interested...