Looking at the demand member list and cross checking it with supply members friends, family, staff, related business entities etc I feel the issue around membership stacking is a serious one.
Would it be in the interests of supply members to stack the demand side also for just $22 to give them more votes which would offer them an increased benefit? Meaning if you are in supply and you want the direct .au registrations to come in could you just have a lot of people sign up in both supply and demand and stack it in your favour? I suggest this may has happened in addition to the yes only voting surveys etc put out.
Which demand candidates did all of the supply linked demand members vote for? What was those demand candidates positions on direct registrations? Did they state any position or what is their position now with the .UK AND ,.NZ official failure results of lack of registrations and increased non renewals in both extensions.
Maybe this is why auDA has frozen all new auDA memberships.. or why have they done this? Are they panning to make it
FREE and open to all domain name registrants only to stop the stacking and be fairer?
99.9% of Australian domain name owners do not know who auDA is or how to vote or do any surveys on issues which affect them. This is because auDA, auDA board has not engaged these registrants properly. These 1.8 million australian domain name registrant consumers keep auDA, Ausregistry in business. They deserve to be members if they choose and have input and full transparent and accountable information provided to them.
Canada membership is FREE and open to all registrants.
https://cira.ca/membership/benefits
https://cira.ca/membership/member-activities
Does auDA really think the existing 1 million+ existing .com.au domain name owners want a competing .au extension to the name they have now?
Realestate.com.au verses Realestate.au,
News.com.au verses News.au etc ? How about auDA emails them all and correctly surveys them by providing real facts plus also discloses the true 2015/2016 .uk and .nz failure numbers proving they have not been successful as claimed by some auDA board supply members and their related entities.
Some people and entities may also wish to retract their claims the proposed competing ,.au extension and othet newer TLDS's will be better for SEO and google results. Google has said claims such as this are false and in one case that the party making those claims should know a lot better than to make them. If any auDA board member made such claims or others which have not been correct auDA should request they issue a formal public retraction and post it on the auDA website no matter who they are or their size and "market power".
Who is "guaranteed" to make more money from another competing .au extension and who has pushed it the most? auDA? Any auDA Board members, auDA members, contract suppliers or associated entities?