> To be abundantly clear, you are hypothesizing a difference of opinion > between the IETF/IESG and the ICANN/RIR communities, wherein the > technical guidance of the IETF was considered during the ICANN/RIR > decision process, but in the end the outcome was contrary to IETF > expectations. if you s/expectations/preference/ then there is a growing track record. try the new greed top level domains (gtlds) for starters. randy