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Re: [atlarge-discuss] what is this?
Dear Gilbert,
every group need a momentum. There are three ways of getting it: leading,
pushing, catalysing. Many know how to lead and disputes from that, I prefer
catalysis but it seems I am reduced to pushing right now :-)
When the group becomes too large, individual leadership, push or catalysis
must pass to a group: this is why we need a Panel.
But delegating to a group is not that easy: technically (hence theses
elections) and personnally (leaders tend to reduce the group through
bickering and boring so they can stay a leader). The worst thing is when
leaders can control "bylaws", then they start controlling the small group
formed by the Panel or a few committees and everything else is dead. This
is why this community stalled about bylaws and Panelist resigned (also
because ICANN helped with ALAC).
This is why need capilarity: small groups all over the place, in every
trade and theme, which can grow from 1 to a few. These group can then
delegate representatives (subsidiarity) getting also involved locally, in
their trade because they are reps.
As much people can be bored and live, as much representative defend their
rights and stay :-). When the spirit is to produce positions, defend new
projects, protect users, all the sudden tired, unkown members become ardent
representative and defensors.
You want an example? you.
We never heard of you before. But you came and decide to be a candidate.
And you start being active. If you are only a few, it will only be a new
generation. If we succeed with 27 candidates to rise a good group of new
blood and reach the critical mass: it will be an outreach explosion. We
need the atomic activity in the group to grow enough to stop at fighting
each other, and explode so it starts fighting for each others.
If you manage to make this Panel credible I have no fear, we will be 10.000
in one year. You will have the ideas for that. Otherwise we will keep being
1000- and there will be a need for you to share in other actions in the
@large interests.
jfc
On 12:30 20/05/03, Gilbert Estillore Lumantao said:
all,
i agree with ivonne and mauro. this past few days, i have been following
the discussions on this list regarding the upcoming elections and have
also browsed through the past discussions stored in the archives. i have
to say i am quite amazed at the great energy and passion with which people
have been arguing certain matters. i am surprised though that i don't hear
voices concerned of the fact that membership has "dwindled to 950" as
jefsey noted in the questions he raised for the candidates. perhaps we
should look at our priorities. @large for me represent the participation
of the great mass of internet users in internet governance. i find it sad
that participation is dwindling instead of increasing.
gilbert
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they can achieve that greatness." - Attributed by Sun Tzu to warriors of
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