Cary - exactly my concern!

I'm a definite Yea! I hope to see a lot more of us.

Glyn

At 11:02 AM 00/10/15 +0200, you wrote:
>In response to various contributions on this subject:
>
>I am delighted that the .museum initiative has triggered active
>discussion here. I am, however, equally disheartened by the lack
>of attention to the actual proposal that characterizes some of
>the commentary on it.
>
>First, although the proposal for the museum TLD lists alternative
>designations, only one of these may ultimately be accepted. The
>proposal indicates a clear preference for .museum but since
>ICANN's requirements for the actual length of a TLD designation
>are unclear, we suggest a series of obvious alternatives. Many
>other TLD applícations do the same thing for the same reason.
>
>Second, the Museum Domain Management Association was created for
>the sole purpose of submitting a proposal for a museum TLD and,
>should the proposal be approved, providing the initial basis for
>its operation. Any other agency could have prepared a similar
>proposal but, as a matter of simple fact, none did.
>
>I suppose that it would be possible for an energetic enough
>negative lobby to derail the MDMA intiative. Indeed, there is
>nothing at this point that indicates its decisive advantage over
>a number of other proposals vying for a limited number of slots.
>
>It is utterly beyond my ability to understand how the museum
>community would benefit from the rejection of the establishment
>of a dedicated domain for it.
>
>/Cary
>
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