Re: [ICANN-EU] First steps first...

[lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke)]

* Thomas Roessler wrote:
>On 2000-09-05 22:39:13 +0200, Vittorio Bertola wrote:
>> Yes, but again, what happens if you run the "ger.members.icann.org"
>> site and someone says "Hey, you're not running it in a fair way! I
>> should be running it, not you!". It's what typically happens in lots of
>> similar situations (i.e. Usenet hierarchy management).
>
>> Such a delegation from ICANN would be an official delegation - it would
>> mean that ICANN is appointing you to run the official site for the At
>> Large community in your country. I can't see how ICANN could choose, in
>> the present situation, to whom that sites should be delegated.
>
>You have a very valid point about this, and this may be why I don't expect
>something along these lines to happen any time soon.
>
>However, similar arguments apply to sites like icann-europe.org, which may
>look and sound just as official.

You repeat the reasoning from the tata case. So let's choose the structured
approach.

>Maybe it's really better to keep at large member activities on a lower
>level, and on individuals' or organizations' web servers.

So leave icann out of the domain name and ask for a link.