And just in case that, or anything else, became a credible threat, they created at-large.org. If ever forced into having to deal with a union, they already have one in place. The setting up of so-called company unions is not new, in fact particularily in the US it has a long tradition. Getting in on the ground floor and making an otherwise non-docile union beholden to you from its inception in case your first choice isn't accepted is another timeworn tradition. So ICANN just went with tradition. The problem with that is that there is little in the traditional world that maps to the internet. We don't have to join unions, we can all act individually and independently, coalescing only around a particular issue as and when necessary and then freeing ourselves to move on in ever more unpredictable trajectories. That is, near-impossible to control. That is one strength of the internet. Use it, and ICANN can't win. -g