As far as not wanting to post on the forums.  

Why would I want to?  When people raise questions the board is subject to being taken down and dissenting comments will be deleted.  As I remember the mods were really good at chasing people away so why exactly would I want to even visit that place?  Waste of my time. 

Its not that the ECA is ignoring Net Neutrality.  The ECA obviously is a strong supporter of Net Neutrality.  Its that the ECA is not even exposing the terrible things that are being included within Net Neutrality, like the issue I mentioned above.

If you're going to support it fine.  But take a lesson form the Electronic Frontier Foundation.   They at least have the sense to point out some flaws. 

http://www.realnetneutrality.org/


I wouldn't even say they've gone far enough to expose the flaws but at least its a start.  They aren't blindly supporting an effort without first making people aware that according to the plan ISPs will be obligated to essentially be the medium the goverment can utilize to censor the Internet... in the name of "reasonable network management".  They aren't flooding peoples e-mails with biased information in an effort to support Net Neutrality.  They are attempting to take an even look at the subject

If you still agree with the principle then perhaps you should try to get some of the language changed or better yet REMOVED.  As in "We support the principle of Net Neutrality but these things in particular are troubling and should be either looked at or removed."  Reading the ECA e-mails that come into my inbox it seems like Net Neutrality is 100% positive and is all about keeping the Internet free and open.  Yet when I read more about Net Neutrality I see nearly the opposite in some respects. 

Why not try to change the direction of Net Neutrality so the interests of gamers are best served.  Its not all about ISPs throttling your connection.  Its not about them choosing what you can and can not see based on what plan you have.  Because in the Net Neutrality world the government gets to tell tell the ISPs what is unlawful and you just have to suck it up and deal with it.  It is about them being forced to prevent unlawful transfers of content or unlawful content to be transfered.  If the government deems something to be unlawful then ISPs have to enforce it or violent Net Neutrality.  How it is that good for gamers?  Has everyone has forgotten all the efforts to regulate games in our recent history?  What happens when we are left open to the government regulating the Internet?  How is that beneifitial to gamers?  Its not.  If given the chance they will tear us apart in the name of safety, children and what is socially acceptable.

Really, what I hate is reading the ECA's one-sided e-mails about Net Neutrality and being asked to send that misleading letter to my representatives.  A one-sided letter that represents a small portion of the truth of what is going on.

Here is a clipping from the ECA's website.

"Net Neutrality — the principle that ensures that gamers are free to go where they want, do what they like, and connect with whom they choose online."

So that is a good principle to stand for but that is not what Net Neutrality is.  Perhaps it is what you want it to be... but it isn't what it actually is.  It is much more than that.  Here is an example.

From H.R. 3458

"(d) Reasonable Network Management- Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an Internet access provider from engaging in reasonable network management consistent with the policies and duties of nondiscrimination and openness set forth in this Act. For purposes of subsections (b)(1) and (b)(5), a network management practice is a reasonable practice only if it furthers a critically important interest, is narrowly tailored to further that interest, and is the means of furthering that interest that is the least restrictive, least discriminatory, and least constricting of consumer choice available. In determining whether a network management practice is reasonable, the Commission shall consider, among other factors, the particular network architecture or technology limitations of the provider."

Sounds harmless enough but later in definitions, the important part, you will see...

"‘(4) REASONABLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT- The term ‘reasonable network management’ shall be defined by the Commission through regulations.’."

Could that possibly be any more vague? So the Commission, being the FCC, is going to regulate what Reasonable Network Management is.  They aren't restricted by this bill.  They are given free reign to define what exactly "Reasonable Network Management" is.

So here is what they think it is in their notice of proposed rulemaking.

"Reasonable network management. Reasonable network management consists of:

(a) reasonable practices employed by a provider of broadband Internet access service to:

(i) reduce or mitigate the effects of congestion on its network or to address quality-of-service

concerns;

(ii) address traffic that is unwanted by users or harmful;

(iii) prevent the transfer of unlawful content; or

(iv) prevent the unlawful transfer of content; and

(b) other reasonable network management practices."

So first thing to notice is that they left themselves open to amend it.  "other reasonable network management practices"  Nice and vague so they can add more to it down the line.

The second, most important, thing is the word "unlawful".  This means the government is going to be involved and the ISPs have to follow suit.  The ISPs will become the medium in which the government is going to regulate the Internet.  So for all of you that wish for the Internet to be free of regulation.  Net Neutrality is not for you.  If something goes through congress saying a type of transfer of content or a type of content is illegal then the ISPs have to prevent you from seing it.  In other words the ISPs must censor what the government tells them to or answer to the FCC.

All I'm asking for is a fair representation of Net Neutrality.  If you still agree with it then that is fine and dandy as long as you realize there is much more involved in this effort.  Currently the ECA is picking and choosing what information about Net Neutrality to expose.