Re: [atlarge-discuss] The ship is sinking

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

Richard and all stakeholders or other interested parties and members,

  Yes Richard, you are quite right this organizations in crisis, and has
been from the get-go.  Without our own web site/DN, funding and a funding
model, our own voting mechanism, a complete charter and bylaws, which the
Panel members are supposed to be focusing their energies, and our own
Mailing list, we have little chance of having and impact.

  Several months ago now, I posted what I thought, and through
my own personal experience could and should be the priorities.
Number one is Funding.  Money is the mothers milk of politics.
Any reasonable or experience individual knows this.  It is considered
a political axiom.  And yes, make no mistake, we are talking about
real hard ball politics.  That takes big bucks, a strong and knowledgeable
growing membership that is active.  I would suggest we get busy
soon, very soon...

Richard Henderson wrote:

> The hard truths... comments below
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DannyYounger@cs.com>
> To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 3:22 AM
> Subject: [atlarge-discuss] The ship is sinking
>
> > What happens when a group loses the ability to mobilize its membership?
> It
> > becomes effectively useless.  This group can't even mobilize ten
> supporters
> > to endorse their own Panelists' attempt to secure a seat on the ICANN
> Board.
> > Pretty pathetic, wouldn't you say?
>
> Not pathetic, because a small number of people have made very sincere and
> very idealistic efforts.
>
> But hugely disappointing, yes.
>
> I took the tiny number of endorsements as a very bad sign.
>
> It suggests that there is probably a group of 10 to 20 individuals who are
> really engaged in the project, not 1000.
>
> The prolonged inability to even establish a name has been a disaster.
>
> The vitriolic exchanges and personal attacks in public have injured us too.
>
> At this point in time, the Chair is unable to get even the most basic tasks
> done.
>
> It is possible that this will be a noble but stillborn project. Meanwhile it
> looks like the DoC will endorse ICANN's reforms and sustain the status quo.
>
> So yes, for lack of forward momentum, one kind of ship is probably sinking,
> if I'm honest.
>
> It may be necessary to regroup and embrace new approaches : I suggest that
> if we fail to mobilise our membership, then - like Britain at the time of
> the collapse of the Roman Empire - we "look to our own defences".
>
> Maybe we just need to "go local" and build up local enclaves (like the
> LatinAmerican enclave) and become a confederation of independent local
> communities.
>
> This would be a surrender and a defeat in political terms in our struggle
> with ICANN - but it would be an act of integrity along the Jefsey model.
>
> At this moment in time, Danny's brutal analysis is partly right.
>
> However, by developing national groups ... me here in the UK .... Judyth in
> Canada ... Bruce in ther Pacific North West ... Joey in Florida... Vittorio
> in Italia ... Vivek and Satya in India ... we do at least sustain a
> principle and the possibility of a movement in the future ...
>
> Meanwhile other, alternative, initiatives may develop.
>
> But at the moment, as Danny says, we cannot even muster a dozen people to
> endorse our chosen candidates... we cannot even send out a vote for what to
> call ourselves...
>
> Sorry to say the hard but honest truths:
>
> This organisation is in crisis.
>
> Richard
>
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