Re: [atlarge-discuss] New name for Icannatlarge.com

["James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>]

How about just @large?

Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Young" <Bruce@barelyadequate.info>
To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:31 PM
Subject: RE: [atlarge-discuss] New name for Icannatlarge.com


> Richard Henderson wrote:
>
> >I personally like neither ICANN nor At Large as part of our name. (This
is
> one of the few things I disagree with Bruce Young >about!)
>
> You're allowed! :)
>
> My reason *for* the "At Large" moniker is driven by the same source, but
in
> a different environment (the US vs. the UK):  The  tech press here
> recognizes it (to the little extent it does!), and losing it would lose us
> what little recognition we have today.  That's very little, I grant you,
but
> little is better than none!
>
> >I take the view that in order not to be subsumed and marginalised by
ICANN
> we need the authority of scale, and we need to >broaden our mission and
our
> membership by popularising our message and going for large scale outreach
in
> all regions.
>
> Agreed.  This has to be a "world party" or it doesn't work.
>
> >I take the view that to occupy a narrow and obscure corner of the debate,
> and to embrace a limited mission with a limited >name, will (a) attract
> limited numbers (b) be easier for ICANN to fend off or marginalise.
>
> I don't disagree here.  That's why I called for replacing "ICANN" in our
> name with "Internet Users."
>
> >I therefore favour more generic names along these lines (not saying they
> are specifically the right ones, but to give some >idea of the direction I
> think we should take in the organisation's name):
> Democratic Control; Democratic Assembly; Democratic Internet; Internet
> Democracy Movement; or The Internet Parliament (which I've registered); or
> PeopleWorldWide (which Bill Lovell has registered)
>
> Of these, I like Internet Democracy Movement the best.  In fact I like it
> better than Internet Users At Large!  It succintly describes our intent
> *and* our methods!
>
> >I take the view that the mandate of the Interim Panel expires after 12
> weeks and that if possible we should press forward
> >more urgently.
>
> I agree.  We need to hit the ground running!
>
>
> Bruce Young
> Portland, Oregon
> Bruce@barelyadequate.info
> http://www.barelyadequate.info
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> Go to http://www.icannatlarge.com and Join ICANN At Large!
>
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