Yeah. Put some critical national infrastructure in the hands of a bunch of part-time tofu slurping tree-hugging sandal-wearing Guardian readers who barely have the skills to run a bath. What could possibly go wrong?
There are lots of reasons why most domain name registries moved out from academia 30+ years ago. They could no longer be in the hands of well meaning amateurs (in the best sense of that word).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
