Breaking! Poll about .рф from nic.ru!

[michael]

nic.ru is the most trusted registrar in Russia.

I received this email today:

В настоящее время в корпорации ICANN, управляющей адресным пространством
Интернета, подходит к завершению обсуждение вопроса
о возможности создания доменов верхнего уровня с использованием символов
национальных алфавитов (IDN).
Окончательное решение по этому вопросу должно быть принято на конференции ICANN,
которая состоится в Париже в конце июня этого года.

Если корпорация одобрит внедрение IDN верхнего уровня, Россия может стать
одной из первых стран, которой будет делегирован собственный
кириллический национальный домен. Русскоязычная доменная зона быстро появится
только в том случае, если идея о ее создании найдет поддержку
у российских интернет-пользователей.

Компания RU-CENTER проводит специальную акцию
"Поддержи Россию, проголосуй за .РФ!", в рамках которой мы
призываем наших клиентов высказаться в поддержку
кириллического домена, предназначенного для Российской Федерации.
Это можно сделать на нашем сайте по адресу https://www.nic.ru/manager/poll.cgi.
Голосование продлится до 3 июня, после чего будут опубликованы его итоги.

Google Translation

Currently, the corporation ICANN, administering address space
Internet coming to an end discussion
the possibility of establishing a top-level domains using characters
National alphabets (IDN).
A final decision on this matter should be taken at the conference ICANN,
to be held in Paris in late June this year.

If a corporation would approve the introduction of IDN top level, could become Russia
one of the first countries which will be delegated own
Cyrillic national domain. Russian blast zone will be quickly
only if the idea of establishing it will find support
Russian Internet users.

The company RU-CENTER holds a special share
"Support Russia, will vote in favour. RF!" Under which we
encourage our clients to speak in support
Cyrillic homes for the Russian Federation.
This can be done on our web site at https: / / www.nic.ru / manager / poll.cgi.
Voting will continue until June 3, after which will be published by its outcome.

Poll is only for registered users.

Here is the text from poll:

Support Russia, will vote in favour. RF!

Dear! If you want Russia to strengthen its position in the list of leading Internet Powers, if you that the presence of Russian language in the World Wide Web is expanding, if you prefer to type Internet addresses in Russian - say "yes" Cyrillic top-level domain. RF .

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Would you like to to Russia in addition to the existing domain has been delegated RU Cyrillic top-level domain "RF"?

• Yes
• No

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Currently, the corporation ICANN, administering the Internet address space, discusses the possibility of establishing a top-level domains using characters (IDN). A final decision on this matter should be taken at the conference ICANN, which will be held in Paris in late June this year.

If a corporation would approve the introduction of IDN top level, Russia could become one of the first countries which will be delegated Cyrillic own national domain. The rapid emergence of Russian-language domain zone is only possible if the idea of establishing it will find support from Russian Internet users. In this regard, the company RU-CENTER holds a special share. Suportahan Russia, will vote in favour. RF!, Which we urge clients to speak in support of Cyrillic homes for the Russian Federation.

I think that will push IDNs

[michael]

Current position of the poll:

[Bramiozo]

Fantastic, I remember a lot of negative energy from the Russian domainers (domenforum.net etc.) regarding idn in general, this puts it in perspective...
(there were just pissed that non-russians scooped up the gtld's )

[michael]

I know one big-dot-ru-portfolio-domainer who is voted against because "dot-ru wil lose price" (will be cheaper).

[michael]

Check this (eng) - http://www.russianmarketer.com/russi...in/2008/05/28/

[clipper]

Very interesting:

It suggests that some corporate users are, “concerned about the slow movement on some issues, including the introduction of IDN. This is causing an increased interest around the world in alternative, independent addressing systems...

Hmmm... corporate pressure?

[Drewbert]

>A final decision on this matter should be taken at the conference ICANN,
>to be held in Paris in late June this year.

Yeah. And gold coins are going to start flying out of my butt any minute now.

[michael]

Originally Posted by Drewbert

>A final decision on this matter should be taken at the conference ICANN,
>to be held in Paris in late June this year.

Yeah. And gold coins are going to start flying out of my butt any minute now.

What is butt?

[tee1]

Originally Posted by michael

What is butt?

short for "buttocks"

[rofsjan]

I remember a lot of negative energy from the Russian domainers (domenforum.net etc.) regarding idn in general, this puts it in perspective...

Note that there are still a lot of people in Russia against russian <IDN>.<latin>.
A very often used argument against <IDN>.<latin> is that one have to switch keyboard from one language to another.

The current poll is about russian <IDN>.<IDN> and that argument is not valid.

Nice to see that more than 60 percent of the nic.ru domainers voted in favour of .РФ.

It is great to see that such well known company (nic.ru) is interested in .РФ.
They know that bids during .РФ-auctions will be much higher than during .SU-auctions.
I think that most russian registrars are interested either, because it profitable for them.