Re: [ICANN-EU] MEMO requesting discussion: Structuring a large ML

["Roberto Gaetano" <roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com>]

I agree in the general (english) ML, on the local MLs in local languages 
(but time will show that we may need also separate MLs "by subject", not 
necessarily "by Country"), and on the "announcement" list.
My personal experience with the DNSO GA is that some people do not want to 
participate in a global (high-traffic) discussion, but keep in touch via the 
"announcement" list.
The concern about the Director using this "announcement" list as his/her 
personal political forum is real, but I consider this unlikely, because it 
will backfire in terms of PR.

And there's nothing wrong in starting preparing the list right now - well, 
as soon as we have the two names.
It is important to involve the 7 candidates in September in the discussions 
on the future of the membership. I hope we will vote those who are sensible 
to this issue, and that will take some engagement.
If we wait until after elections, we will have no way to "measure" the 
candidates against this issue.

Regards
Roberto



>From: Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
>To: "Constantine S. Chassapis" <cschassapis@acm.org>
>CC: icann-europe@fitug.de
>Subject: Re: [ICANN-EU] MEMO requesting discussion: Structuring a large ML
>Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 13:07:25 +0200
>
>On 2000-08-20 00:53:45 +0300, Constantine S. Chassapis wrote:
>
> > I developed a memo (you know, the first step before an Internet-
> > Draft: I-D), that I enclose below that tries to answer some
> > questions that appear all the time in our ML.
>
>While your ideas are interesting, I don't believe we should apply
>them right now.  For the moment, let's keep things simple, stupid.
>Additional structure can be added later, when the overhead brought
>by this structure is outweighed by eventually gained scalability
>benefits.
>
>In my humble opinion, the first piece of structure which should be
>added in addition to the open list may be some kind of an announce
>list to which only the European @large director can post, so a
>broader public can follow his or her activities without having to
>participate in discussions.
>
>However, we shouldn't create that list before we actually have the
>director - after all, he or she will have to agree upon using it,
>and, as opposed to an open list, it would be useless without the
>director's participation.
>
>Additionally, the idea to add regional, language-specific, or
>national lists in addition, may be pursued as well.  Most likely,
>such lists should be introduced as needed.  However, they SHOULD NOT
>replace the international English-language list.
>
>Getting the necessary infrastructure for all this won't be a
>problem.  It's there. ;-)
>
>--
>Thomas Roessler 			<roessler@does-not-exist.org>
>

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