In this case, those voices may be correct. What has been lost in the rhetoric is the simple fact that it was in the U.S. that the domain name got used as a way to direct web users. Specifically, it must do everything within its power to establish the Supporting Organizations, and ensure the election of nine board members by those Organizations to begin serving at the November 1999 Board Meeting. And it must work diligently to complete the process for electing at-large directors by June 2000. That will ensure that this important decision is made in accordance with the representative, bottom-up process called for in the White Paper.
Transparency is critical to establishing trust in decision making.
As I noted, I am encouraged by each of these suggestions. However, they are just suggestions. Nothing has been changed. In recent weeks the user fee has become controversial. Adopting a permanent financing system is an important step that, we believe, should await the addition of the nine elected Directors in November.