Received 22 December 2016
I agree with the proposal.
However, I hold a domain name in a conflicted set involving four domain names, i.e. the short version of my domain name is conflicted.
I have expressed the preference (under 10.2.2 of the .nz Operations and Procedures) that I “do not want to register the Equivalent Name for possible registration as a .nz domain name at the second level, (and) do not want any other party to register the Equivalent name as a . nz domain name at the second level”.
I understand that this Public Consultation does not involve any proposal that this situation will change.
However, in the e-mail inviting submissions to this Public Consultation, the preference I have exercised is referred to as “you don’t think anyone should get it”. This is not correct. Selecting the option under 10.2.2 means “(I) do not want any other party (to get it)”. It is further stated in the e-mail that a conflicted status “currently means (the shorter version) is unable to be registered”.
This appears to foreshadow a weakening of the right of any owner of a domain in a conflicted set to insist that the shortened domain name cannot be registered. I object to any such change at any time, now or in the future.