Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: another 3 years for ICANN

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Norbert and all,

  Look guys it was the IANA contract that was renewed, not ICANN's.
Two entirely different things...
See: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/11/1831210

Norbert Klein wrote:

> > At 07:56 p.m. 12/02/2003, Norbert Klein wrote:
>
> > >So I have to ask again: what is our common effort for, if we cannot act,
> > > not even speak?
> >
> > Election of a spokesman would be the logical step.
> >
> >
> > -joop-
>
> Very interesting. I would agree. But will this spokesperson have the trust
> of the membership? Or will he or she have to wait for next month's polling
> before the membership will have given their opinion on several different options
> for a response?
>
> I am not asking this only as a rhetoric or even sarcastic question, but I
> think one of the reasons why the at-large fellowship has been widely paralyzed
> so far is the unresolved question: do we want to have a structure which can
> act quickly on our public concerns (for which we need to give authorization
> and trust to spokesperson and panel), or do we want to have a base democratic
> organization (so that the panel or whatever it is called) will have to
> constantly - not only from time to time - get guidance from the whole membership.
>
> I do not know any organization which has been able to combine both elements
> without giving one of the two sides more weight.
>
> The recent poll seems to have said: everything should be guided by
> membership polls. OK - but how will a spokesperson function - practically, on issues
> where we need to respond to other's agenda? Or will we be just happy to
> formulate a common opinion when others have already acted for the next three years?
>
> Norbert
>
>
>
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> Norbert Klein
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> Phnom Penh/Cambodia
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