.UK Announced

Jamie101 · Feb 25, 2013

Getting quiet here.

Would I be right in saying that they'll come to a decision tomorrow but we won't know about what decision they made for a week or two?

jimmc · Feb 25, 2013

I thought registrars here were going to take them to task. What happened to the EGM???

GreyWing · Feb 25, 2013

jimmc said:
I thought registrars here were going to take them to task. What happened to the EGM???

Still there mate, but we decided we can't call it until we know what they are going to do. We felt we would look pretty daft putting questions to a vote at the EGM if they don't go ahead with it.

Plus there maybe other action that means that a EGM isn't necessary. But yep it is there ready and waiting once things are decided.

Stephen · Feb 25, 2013

26th February 2013

Jamie101 said:
Getting quiet here.
Would I be right in saying that they'll come to a decision tomorrow but we won't know about what decision they made for a week or two?

Yes, board meeting on 26th February 2013, in the past it has taken 2 weeks to publish the minutes.

However Nominet have stated at the highest level that they understand the significance of .uk and intend to speed up the process but they have not indicated by what.

It is possible that they will release the Report on the .uk Consultation straight after the board have discussed it but it would make more sense to announce the direction Nominet are going to follow about .uk at the same time.

We will just have to be patient to see how the story unfolds.

P.S. Will admin add new thread on .uk part 2?

GreyWing · Feb 25, 2013

I imagine leaks will happen mate, they won't want the news coming out via leaks so it will be out asap in my opinion. 2-3 days tops is the most secrecy they can hope to achieve. They don't have a good track record over leaks.

Jamie101 · Feb 25, 2013

Interesting, thanks for the info guys.

All I can say is if this does go ahead I've probably made a big mistake spending a decent amount of money (for me) on a .co.uk.

Rob_F · Feb 25, 2013

I'm fairly sure I read in one of the articles linked to via this thread, that someone from Nom stated a summery would be published on the 26th.

- Rob

Stephen · Feb 25, 2013

What happens next?

Rob_F said:
I'm fairly sure I read in one of the articles linked to via this thread, that someone from Nom stated a summery would be published on the 26th.
- Rob

Dont recall seeing that but there is this on the Nominet website:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/directuk-consultation-closes-today

What happens next?

The .uk Policy Secretariat will now examine the consultation feedback and prepare a summary. This will be considered by the Nominet Board at their meeting on the 26 February and published on the Nominet website.

Having reviewed the feedback, the Board will then consider the best way forward. This may take one of several possible routes to an eventual product, such as a direct.uk product with a different set of features, or a different release process. There is also the possibility that we may decide to seek further stakeholder views or not go ahead with direct.uk at all.

The Board will communicate the next steps in the official communiqué following the February meeting.

jimmc · Feb 26, 2013

GreyWing said:
Still there mate, but we decided we can't call it until we know what they are going to do. We felt we would look pretty daft putting questions to a vote at the EGM if they don't go ahead with it.

Plus there maybe other action that means that a EGM isn't necessary. But yep it is there ready and waiting once things are decided.

Glad to hear it. I understand why as this nonsense can only be seen to be a way to extract even more money from people who thought they were investing in ".co.uk, the best place to be.."

Its a bloody disgrace.

Stephen · Feb 26, 2013

No News!

Nothing on the Nominet website yet after todays board meeting when they were presented with the results of the .uk consultation.

viceroy · Feb 26, 2013

Not today, maybe tomorrow, probably thurs. Will be announced in the news section, short summary (low on detail) of replies should be published as well.

Edwin · Feb 26, 2013

It will be fascinating to see if individual board members "leak" their voting direction publicly to avoid being lumped into the decision (assuming they voted against the ultimate decision taken by the board). Failing that, I imagine there's a prospect that they may be named in lawsuits going forward, should direct.uk come to pass...

GreyWing · Feb 26, 2013

It is my understanding that it will be tomorrow morning when it is announced. A very unofficial rumour is that it is a no go, and will be dropped. However that is a very very unconfirmed rumour and not one that I can trace back to source, so I can't give it any credence.

monaghan · Feb 26, 2013

Would do us all a favour if the rumour was true!

Jamie101 · Feb 26, 2013

monaghan said:
Would do us all a favour if the rumour was true!

Indeed!

Hopefully if the rumour is true they'll announce it very soon so the .co.uk market can get back to normal.

websaway · Feb 26, 2013

If that particular rumour source was reliable it would be more than a rumour by now.

GreyWing · Feb 26, 2013

websaway said:
If that particular rumour source was reliable it would be more than a rumour by now.

I do know it isn't from inside Nominet or from Nominet staff. It will be announced tomorrow so I guess the rumour is useless anyway tbh, if it was 3 weeks before it was announced it would be different but on just 14 hours notice, isn't much of a lead time anyway.

websaway · Feb 26, 2013

GreyWing said:
I do know it isn't from inside Nominet or from Nominet staff. It will be announced tomorrow so I guess the rumour is useless anyway tbh, if it was 3 weeks before it was announced it would be different but on just 14 hours notice, isn't much of a lead time anyway.

Is your tomorrow morning announcement reliable ?

GreyWing · Feb 26, 2013

websaway said:
Is your tomorrow morning announcement reliable ?

Yep that is from Nominet, as far as I know. I'd say that's 99.9% it will be released tomorrow morning.

Edwin · Feb 26, 2013

Direct.uk has the likelihood to be Nominet's "Ratner moment".

The ONLY way they can salvage the situation, even a little bit, is a loud, shout it from the rooftops, PR team all hands on deck, resounding "NO!".

If they push out a half-hearted, wishy-washy statement they will be doing more damage than they have done to date since it will be their "final position" document.