Re: [IFWP] Re: You are Turning Away Outside Members Who Attempt To Register

[Bret A. Fausett]

Esther Dyson wrote:
>          .....We are not turning away particular groups
> of people; our system is simply rejecting attempts randomly.
> This is more like a traffic jam with too-small roads, not
> any kind of selection process or discrimination.

BUT:

To the extent that the late registrations are coming predominately from
China (as I have seen reported) or non-English speaking and/or emerging
nations -- where information about ICANN may have been slow to reach
potential members -- these "random rejections" have a disproportionate
impact on these groups.

       -- Bret