Domain Roundtable News

[HOWARD]

"The date for Domain Roundtable was set first, and having schlepped around
three corners of the continent to attend both quality events, I certainly
hope... no, I expect... the juvenile scheduling shenanigans can be avoided
in the future.

The people on the domain policy end of things which predominated at the
Domain Roundtable conference could sorely benefit from being exposed to
the domainers and business folks at TRAFFIC, and vice versa. One ICANN
official who offered, and received no response, to attend the first
TRAFFIC event told me, "I don't need to be uninvited twice," and that's a
real shame. Running a multi-million business based on domains, while
having no interest or input into the regulatory apparatus which controls
the terms on which those domains are maintained is a recipe for disaster"

First of all: the dates for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. WEST were determined the day
after the close of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2004, (TO WIT : October 26th) but wasn't
announced until the venue was obtained and a contract was signed. Threfore
your "Juvenile scheduling shenanigans" was erroneous, misplaced and
offensive.

Second: when it was determined that there was a conflict, we spoke with
Jay Westerdall about combining the shows in Las Vegas, but he wasn't
interested. In fact, he said that he would call me back, but never did.

Third: I don't know who the ICANN official was that you are referring to,
but we NEVER received an offer from such an official to attend. In fact,
I recall that you mentioned to me that an ICANN official was in the
neighborhood of Delray Beach and should be invited. I specifically told
you that we would love to have him attend and to have him contact me to
make such attendance possible and I never heard anything further from you
or him.

At the very least, you owe us an apology for these misstatements that
simply fan the fires of distress between the 2 parties.

Howard

 

[ParkQuick.com]

Howard, please don't turn this thread into a re-hash of this old battle. John Berryhill attended both conferences and he is sharing things that he believes and things that he knows to be true. A little more cooperation next year and this fiasco won't be repeated. Inviting Jay to Las Vegas after setting a date that conflicts with his conference is not being cooperative.

At the very least, you owe us an apology for these misstatements that
simply fan the fires of distress between the 2 parties.

Howard

 

[NameYourself]

Agree. We've been through this once before, lets put it to rest and start fresh with none of this nonsense next year; arguing over who is to blame at this point won't cause anything to change. The most important thing is that the policymakers and business groups never get divided over a conflict in the past.

Howard, please don't turn this thread into a re-hash of this old battle. John Berryhill attended both conferences and he is sharing things that he believes and things that he knows to be true. A little more cooperation next year and this fiasco won't be repeated. Inviting Jay to Las Vegas after setting a date that conflicts with his conference is not being cooperative.

 

[hiOsilver]

Yours is ok, but HiOSilver's signature image needs some fixing.

Thanks. I put in a request for help from DNF several days ago. It works fine in IE. I have no idea why it gets messed up in FireFox, which I prefer to use myself.

Definately a good conference for it being firs of its kind really.
I saw you at the .eu today HioSilver. Where do I get the water?

hiOsilver Oxygen Water is available at natural food and health food stores in CA, AZ, NV, OR, WA, IL, WI, TX, etc. It is moving across the country gradually. Please check www.hiosilver.com for stores. You can also order online and get delivery via UPS. Thanks for asking. I had offered to provide plenty of free water for everyone at Roundtable, but the hotel turned it down when Name Intelligence asked. I think that the Sheraton wanted everyone to buy the crummy bottled water in the room for $5 each.

 

[NameYourself]

I think that the Sheraton wanted everyone to buy the crummy bottled water in the room for $5 each.

Unfortunately, that's what I ended up doing.

 

[DaddyHalbucks]

Yea, John, stop telling the truth!

BTW, has anyone here on this board EVER heard Rick or Howard apologize for ANYTHING? I am just curious, you know, with this matter, and the VOYUER.COM UDRP, and various client complaints against Howard, and, and, and.. I am taking an informal poll. It might make an interesting survey or psychological expose. It appears they are hardwired not to apologize. Maybe they would self-destruct if they did.

 

[ParkQuick.com]

Re-uploading the signature graphic fixed things for me when mine was messed-up. I think this happened in the last hardware upgrade.

I ordered a case of the water to try it out. Fascinating concept...

 

[jberryhill]

First of all: the dates for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. WEST were determined the day
after the close of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2004, (TO WIT : October 26th) but wasn't
announced until the venue was obtained and a contract was signed. Threfore
your "Juvenile scheduling shenanigans" was erroneous, misplaced and
offensive.

If it had been directed at you, then it would be.

Clearly, there were unannounced, and thus unknown, arrangements being made for both conferences before either of the sets of organizers knew the date in the minds of each other. Hence, the shenanigans, in the form of unseemly accusations by various folks, were uncalled-for, and were not likely to contribute to a cooperative solution. Not being a mind-reader or privy to the relevant communications, the simple observation is that the Seattle conference was announced earlier.

On the last point, when someone says they received no response, and someone else says they didn't get the message, then it is clear that something went amiss. It's not at all unusual.

 

[furca]

On the last point, when someone says they received no response, and someone else says they didn't get the message, then it is clear that something went amiss. It's not at all unusual.

Maybe we should put this on crossfire, then again it might work to PM


Arguing isn't going to solve anything guys!


Even this lawyer vs lawyer stuff that I don't understand a word of what is being said