<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>Thanks Milton for your email. One of the problems that I have with comments on this listserv is that a large number of them tend to be directed at corporations/companies (in this case, brand bullies as you call them). Yet individuals within the ICANN community (especially those will long ties and history) "appear" to collectively bully - in the name of protecting the Internet space - those (corporations/companies/brands) they disagree with. There's only a small group of individuals who regularly comment on the NCSG listserv. Do their opinions represent the majority?</P>
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<P>As you know the NSCG is comprised of individuals and in the YMCA's case an NFP who happens to have brand. While the NCUC and NPOC serve different interests, the "common" interests should be for all voices to be heard, included and valued with respect to Internet matters.</P>
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<P>DeeDee, constructive criticism and robust discussions are important and necessary. Immature comments are not professional; that's what I meant by unprofessional.</P>
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<P>Enough said by me, I'm on vacation and seek to enjoy the rest of it. Have a wonderful holiday. Regards,<BR><BR></P>
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<B>From: </B>"Milton L Mueller" <mueller@SYR.EDU><BR><B>To: </B>NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<BR><B>Sent: </B>Tuesday, July 3, 2012 4:18:59 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: knitters needle<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I agree with DeeDee. The issue of brand-bullying by the Olympic committee is highly relevant to domain name policy. While some of the banter about knitting needles on airplanes might have been orthogonal to the main point, this will happen on any list that is actually alive. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>DeeDee Halleck<BR><BR></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The discussion of the knitters is not wasteful, though it is amusing! It is information that indicates the monopolistic commercial aggression of the Olympic Committee which should never get special privileges from ICANN or anybody! </P></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>