RE: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [ga] Open call to join ICANNATLARGE.ORG

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

Amigos,
It will be great when this group has by-laws and a true place to contribute.
If this is not a 501c3 group then what is it?
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> Danny Younger wrote:
> 
> |  While there has certainly been ample time to properly organize
> |  this group, the membership of icannatlarge.org is still not in
> |  receipt of any organizational documents (even after twice
> |  electing a slate of candidates to produce such a set of bylaws).
> 
> I suppose you prefer the swift, decisive actions of the ICANN oligarchy
> instead?  After all, it is *so* much easier to make decisions when you
> can ignore the wishes of those the decisions may effect.  We have no
> desire to make that same mistake.  The decisions we do implement have
> and will reflect the concensus of our membership.  That's how democracy
> works.  The time it takes to develop that concensus is a regretable but
> necessary part of the process.
> 
> I can't speak to the efforts of the previous panel.  They may do so if
> they wish.  But the current panel has made good progress despite the
> best efforts of ICANN and naysayers like yourself to impede us:
> 
> -  We have a name
> 
> -  We have a permanent home for our Web site, and a standing working
> group to oversee its operation.
> 
> -  We have another working group developing a mission statement and
> bylaws. We are planning to vote on a mission statement in January. 
> Bylaws and incorporation will follow as soon as possible after that.
> 
> -  We have a third working group developing outreach stategies to
> employ once we're incorporated.
> 
> All of this is being done by part-time volunteers, all of whom have
> full-time jobs and family commitments, and no funding.  Imagine what we
> may accomplish once we are incorporated!
> 
> Danny, we had a saying in the USAF: lead, follow or get out of the way.
>  As long as you are unwilling to do any of these, you really have no
> right to criticise those of us who are, particularly since your
> attempts to work within the ICANN system have failed so spectacularly.
> 
> After ICANN dissolved the At Large back in February and we formed this
> organization -- and continually since then -- you called our
> self-organizing actions futile, and condemed us for not engaging ICANN
> more aggressively. Ten months later, after ICANN has now dissolved the
> DNSO as well, and made all your "engaging" work in that body worthless,
> one has to question whose efforts over the last year have been more
> futile, yours or ours.
> 
> Bruce Young
> Portland, Oregon USA
> bruce@barelyadequate.info
> http://www.barelyadequate.info
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