Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [wg-bylaws] Re: [atlarge-panel] votesabout to be called

[Walter Schmidt <walts@dorsai.org>]

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, DPF wrote:

> While I am keen to make progress I agree with Richard that the
> membership should vote on this fundamental issue firstly as it will
> affect most other things.
> 
> I think the key decision is whether or not to join ICANN's ALSO
> through the RALOs or stay totally outside as a pressure group etc.
> 

   ...I tire of this - I did not bother to streamline the addressees

One last time - trying one last analogy...

Let's say we wanted to politically represent the USA. There is no way in
heck that we would attempt to do so with just ONE political party. 

Now, we are suggesting we will represent all (of the world's) atlarge
internet users - and in doing so we are trying to PICK ONE POINT OF VIEW
and we seem to expect that to work.

NO WAY!!!!

As example - there will those of us who believe we should join ICANN's
ALSO through the RALOs, and there will be those of us who believe we
should stay totally outside as a pressure group etc.

WE MUST ACCOMMODATE ALL POINTS OF VIEW, or in reality we will never
represent the ATLARGE.

So what do we do - we develop a mission statement that is all inclusive -
and we've done that already several times over - we write bylaws to be all
inclusive - and we move forward.

And, if YOU feel so strongly about a particular issue that being on our
pro or con issue committee is not enough - then you can form your own
organization that is comprised only of the PROs or the CONs.

Do we want to represent the ATLARGE we all its diversities, or do we want
to represent the atlarge who only think a certain way...

I am of the mind that the more outspoken of us really do not want us to
represent ALL the ATLARGE - just those of a singular opinion...

And therein is the rub - and that is a pity. Instead of asking what the
majority of us want - we should be asking who will Chair and join the PROs
and who will Chair and join the CONs...and thereby provide representation
of us all.

  
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