Re: [atlarge-discuss] Shanghai

[eric@hi-tek.com]

Perfect debate,
I prefer some cross over.
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Bruce Young wrote:

> Jeff Williams wrote:
>
> |    I don't know and I doubt that you bruce know that all of the
> |  ICANNATLARGE.ORG members don't wish to interface
> |  with ICANN.  SOme of the Panel members already do,
> |  as do I in the DNSO GA, amongst others.  Hence as  panel
> |  members I am a bit confused as to your comment on this
> |  regard.  Could you possibly clarify as to your meaning?
>
> My meaning is that we should have a much broader mandate than just ICANN,
> and that ICANN meetings attract people from all concerns surrounding ICANN's
> activities, particularly representatives of other NGOs, government reps,
> industry insiders, etc.  This is an opportunity to get our face out in
> public and interface with these people.  Just as we are building concensus
> from within our membership, ICANNATLARGE can begin building concensus with
> other individuals and groups, which can be used to influence public opinion
> and hopefully force change on ICANN from without.
>
> But that doesn't happen if we sit on the sidelines like petulant children
> bemoaning how bad we've been treated, and refuse to interface with them!
> Rather, we need to get our face out there and get in the game.  Every time
> ICANN knocks us down we need to get up and take them on again!  To prove we
> are truely commited to this goal we need to show that we can keep getting up
> again, and again, and again until they have no strength left to beat us
> down!
>
> Bruce Young
> Portland, Oregon USA
> byoung651@attbi.com
> http://www.barelyadequate.info
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