It is the type of behaviour that is of interest not the personalities.  I have been consistent with my approach to this kind of behaviour long before Chesley Rafferty and Bradley Norrish arrived on the scene (see the domainwatch.org and dotau.org archives).  It is also my belief that past behaviour is usually the best predictor of future behaviour.

As long as domain registrants believe they are being misled and deceived then I will continue to watch those companies and people responsible.

Here are three examples:

Example 1:

November 26, 2001
Aust domain name resellers brace for bloodbath
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Aust_domain_name_resellers_brace_for_bloodbath/0,39023166,20262049,00.htm
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H2091236D

Mark Spektor (Internet Name Group) asserted " ... Rowe has been conducting a smear campaign against us for sometime and has refused to desist ... "

July 11, 2006
Domain name entrepreneur declared bankrupt
http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/domain-name-entrepreneur-declared-bankrupt/2006/07/10/1152383674987.html?page=fullpage
http://makeashorterlink.com/?U2734236D

" ... Mr Rafferty accuses Mr Rowe of being "obsessive compulsive" about his operations ... "

Example 2:

Blair Rafferty's DomainName.com.au Pty Ltd, which " ... (Chesley) Rafferty says he has nothing to with the operation of ... ", is the latest addition to the watch list.

Example 3:

Here are some of the companies and people reported on domainwatch.org - does Chesley Rafferty's quote in today's Age infer that they all relate to him?

Blair Rafferty 
Bradley Norrish 
Chesley Rafferty 
ComAURegister
Craig Oehlers 
Diverse Internet 
Domain Name Authority of Australia
Domain Names Australia 
Domain Names NZ 
Domain Services 
DomainName.com.au 
Domains Australia 
Ezinames 
Federal Bureau of Domain Names
IMCO Corporation 
Internet Name Group 
Internet Registrations Australia 
Internet Registrations Worldwide 
Internet Registry 
iRegistrations 
NetRegister 
Paul Fox 
Peter Jacobs 
ProWeb Solutions 
Registry Group 
UK Internet Registry 


Josh
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http://josh.id.au/

On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 03:45:12PM +1000, Chesley Rafferty wrote:
> This article was in the SMH and TheAge today - I know
> Josh would have read it at work and be desperate to
> hide the truth about his illness so I thought I would
> post it.
> 
> >From the article ...Mr Rowe ... "obsessive compulsive"
> 
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/domain-name-entrepreneur-declared-bankrupt/2006/07/10/1152383674987.html
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/domain-name-entrepreneur-declared-bankrupt/2006/07/10/1152383674987.html