[article] .org price cap complaints more like =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9Cspam=E2=80=9D_?=says Ombudsman

[Michael Karanicolas]

Ugh. This is a really bad look for the Ombudsman. These kinds of
coordinated campaigns are absolutely standard practice for civil
society. Open Media, for example, does this all the time in public
comment periods, providing their network with a list of "talking
points" and a link, and encouraging them to submit things on these
lines. So long as these are actual people or organizations that are
submitting the comments (as opposed to bots) - it's 100% legitimate.
There's been no indication that the comments here were automated, or
that there was anything fishy about the organizations submitting the
comments.

Even putting aside his ultimate recommendation to dismiss the
complaint, this is a very disappointing and narrow-minded stance for
the Ombudsman to take.

Best,

Michael Karanicolas
Wikimedia Fellow
Yale Law School


On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 3:22 PM Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:
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> Dear all,
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> I am sharing this article for information purposes:
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> org price cap complaints more like “spam” says Ombudsman
> http://domainincite.com/24720-org-price-cap-complaints-more-like-spam-says-ombudsman
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> Kind regards,
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> Ayden Férdeline