Believe me, we have considered this, and many other options as well! The level of interest has simply taken us by surprise. The problem is that a delay would then be "unfair" to those who tried and didn't know about the extended deadline, and so forth and so on. Meanwhile, that would mean delaying the rest of the process, because we also need time for people to get their PINs, and then for them to support independent candidates for the board. So in the end we decided to keep the schedule as is..... The deadline, like most deadlines, is arbitrary anyway, and it makes more sense to keep it as is because changing it would cause other disruptions. Esther At 12:30 PM 7/28/00 -0400, Mikki Barry wrote: >Esther - > >Given the overload with the server and the other technical issues, >wouldn't it be prudent to extend the deadline for voter registration >to give another chance to those who have been unable to access it? > > Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes! chairman, EDventure Holdings chairman, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1 (212) 924-8800 -- 1 (212) 924-0240 fax 104 Fifth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets; 20th floor) New York, NY 10011 USA http://www.edventure.com http://www.icann.org PC Forum: 25 to 28 March 2001, Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona Book: "Release 2.1: A design for living in the digital age" High-Tech Forum in Europe: November 1 to 3 - Barcelona