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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: Thomas Roessler proposes elimination of current voting system for GA



Thomas and all stakeholders of interested parties,

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> On 2002-05-31 12:40:54 +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
>
> >>After all, the very construction principle of an at-large
> >>membership is to form a group of individuals - with no further
> >>structure.
>
> >I do not know who told you that, but it certainly is not my idea
> >to leave the At Large without any further structure. Without
> >structure, there cannot be any establishing of the majority's
> >will.  There can be no resolutions, no decisionmaking.
>
> You are misunderstanding me (and, actually, your interpretation of
> this one sentence contradicts the rest of what I said - that should
> have given you something to think about).  I'm not saying that an
> at-large membership should not set up processes and administrative
> structures.
>
> I'm just saying that the membership itself is not structured by,
> say, constituencies, professions, or the like.

  Well yes and no to this Thomas.  A membership CAN be
structured in any number of ways INCLUDING constituencies,
professions and the like...

>  For instance, an
> at-large membership should certainly _not_ give any special rights
> to, say, the representatives of the few firms running gTLD
> registries.

  Very much agreed.

>  Yes, it should be open for these individuals - but
> acting in their personal capacity, not in their professional one.

  Also agreed here to a point... And that point is predicated on
how it is structured per se...

>
>
> That is, an at-large membership initiative is a homogeneous body,
> and it makes sense to say that this group of individuals has come to
> this or that decision, on substance.  (Possibly, the homogeneous
> bodies are broken down to country levels at some point of time; so
> would votes in this time - but that's it, I suppose.)

  Ok good point here as well Thomas...

>
>
> If you look at my message to the GA list, that's precisely the test
> I suggested in order to answer the question whether secret votes are
> the appropriate tool: A homogeneous body, making decisions.
>
> I believe that the GA does not pass this test (after all, the DNSO
> _is_ organized by constituencies, as a matter of fact).

  Yes, which is the DNSO's biggest fault...

>
>
> To put it into friendly, capital letters: FOR THE GA, SECRET VOTES
> DON'T MAKE SENSE.  FOR AN AT-LARGE MEMERSHIP THEY PROBABLY ARE THE
> APPROPRIATE TOOL.  BUT THAT'S NOT MY DECISION TO MAKE.

  I disagree and your arguments above in NO way support this
precept.

>
>
> --
> Thomas Roessler                        <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
>
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