parties are fine and will probably evolve naturally... assuming there are any elections at all (as Jamie pointed out). I support parties with the proviso that there be elections. -s On Mon, 2002-07-29 at 10:53, Esther Dyson wrote: > Unfortunately, I am not in a position "to put Denise to work" on something. > What she writes is a balance between the ICANN board and what she hears on > the lists.... and as I said, when I floated this idea it got no traction. > > As I just asked, ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN PARTIES? > > I would be delighted to see some buy-in and then indeed I'm sure Denise at > least would pay attention. Getting the board interested is an even greater > challenge, but yes, let's include it in the draft if there is some visible > interest. > > Esther > > > At 08:53 PM 7/28/2002, Joop Teernstra wrote: > >At 05:14 p.m. 28/07/2002 -0400, Esther Dyson wrote: > >>good idea..... but I've tried it before and it seems to have no > >>traction. ANyone else?? > > > > > >Esther, > > > >I remember that you mentioned representation based on Parties in an > >interview some time ago, but that was all. > >If you had actually put Denise to work on writing draft parliamentary > >rules under which such a system could work, you would see instant traction. > > > >But it seems you yourself are only luke-warm to the idea, seeing it only > >as a solution for the "long term". > > > >I see it as the quickest way to stop much of the internecine bickering and > >fighting for control that will otherwise dog At Large organizing efforts. > > > >Fact is that different individuals have different priorities and points of > >view and will want to flock around different representatives. > > > >Fact is that it personality conflicts between representatives drain a huge > >amount of energy out of a united effort, preventing constructive work on > >real issues. > > > >Multi-party representation provides the only solution to those problems. > > > > > >--Joop > > > > Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes! > chairman, EDventure Holdings > writer, Release 3.0 (on Website below) > edyson@edventure.com > 1 (212) 924-8800 -- fax 1 (212) 924-0240 > 104 Fifth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets; 20th floor) > New York, NY 10011 USA > http://www.edventure.com > > The conversation continues..... at > http://www.edventure.com/conversation/ > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-unsubscribe@lists.fitug.de > For additional commands, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-help@lists.fitug.de >
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