[atlarge-discuss] RE: Incorporation & Marginally Useful Insects

["Bruce Young" <Bruce@barelyadequate.info>]

Sorry for delays getting back, but my computer was off line for a day to
facilitate wife-indiced furniture rearrainging!  :)

Joey Borda wrote:

>Whereas "caveat emptor" (buyer beware) is a cherished legal principle, we
are not supposed to apply it lawyers, >judges and politicians. It would harm
the social fabric we are told.
>
>;-)


No, just their profit margin! :)

>May I respectfully suggest given our international character and claims
that we consider incorporating in The Hague. >Unless there are extenuating
circumstances requiring incorporation in the U.S.A. or elsewhere I think
incorporation in >the Hague or Geneva or would be emotively meaningful for
an international organization.


Hmmm.  I hadn't thought of that.  Good point.  Any Swiss lawyers out there
wanting some pro bono work?!

>Other than for tax considerations, the place of incorporation is above all
symbolic. Other than for a mailing address >for resident agent to receive
legal notices no one need actually be there.

That was why someone (I think Joanna) recommended California, so we could be
in ICANN's back yard.


>And I wish you would meet me head on with regard to my statement later on
in the same paragraph, the meat of it >as far as I am concerned: The way
the results were announced, and still so far un-corrected, omitting the
>non-winning candidates' names and voters is in my conviction disrespectful
and devaluing of those >individuals.

I guess.  I just decided that since it was their decision, we should leave
the mechanics up to them.  If you feel that strongly about it, perhaps
someone will post the results (and considering how behind I am, may have
already!).
>I see. You voted early... and often. ;-)


Well . . . I've never been shy about voicing my opinion, and purposely
nominated five people whose integrety I respected, even though (actually,
specifically because!) they are often diametrically opposed philisophically
about the direction this group should go (some even disagree with *me!*).
And overall, I'm quite pleased with the choices our members made.  Very
diverse on so many levels.  So I expect a certian amount of "will clashing,"
but hope they can reach concensus quickly about who will work which piece of
the very large pie we put on their plate!

>I am growing increasingly to see just the challenge in keeping up with
reading the sheer volume of E-mail on this >list. Right now Im feeling
overwhelmed, without even feeling the obliged to respond to things that
arent >directed to me.


Ya think?!   That has always been the challenge.  My advice: pick your
targets!  And learn whose opinion to trust and whose to follow up on.  That
isn't as easy as it seems, here.

 >I feel myself already behind in following up on my volunteering for a task
group on verification and can much better >understand the burden I asserted
the panelists have. They are obviously going to need lots of help.


Indeed.  And hopefully, once they get the break-out of responsibilities
figured out, they'll ask for it!
(Yes, Panel members that's a not-so-subtle hint!).  :)



Bruce Young
Portland, Oregon USA
bruce@barelyadequate.info
http://www.barelyadequate.info
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