Re: [icann-candidates] RE: [ICANN-EU] ICANN discriminatory bug

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

At 12:48 12/09/00 +0200, Jefsey Morfin wrote:

>I will add I am extremely surprised that Andrew did not
>respond to this mail which obviously went through. I am
>demanding on this because I am asking respect for my
>country and fellow citizens, also because it is obvious
>that my demand is in the best internet of the ICANN, of the
>interest of the public and of every expatriate in the world.
>
Jefsey,

As you have noticed Andrew finds these concerns 'silly".
I have pointed out the inconsistency each time I had f2f access to the
Board, but they (Esther Dyson lastly) have simply acknowledged that it is a
(minor) problem and told the expatriate citizens of the world to live with it.

>Joop, as I have no access to the system my PIN not
>working, could you document exactly what happens when
>you acces the system, so I may preport it in a press
>release as observed by a non French person. I certainly
>want to pursue this until the single person working for the
>@large election has corrected the problem. I know he is
>overloaded, I tell him hello and I am ready to accept any
>reasonable delay, but there is here a real mistake from
>him or someone else.
>

I reported the forced diversion to my area of residence to
<atlarge@icann.org> in this way:

>> Bug 2: After Login I want to ask a question from my European Candidate.
>> (I am a European citizen)
>> However, the form takes me to the Asia Pacific candidates only.
>> CAN THIS BE RECTIFIED URGENTLY?

and after some more correspondence she suggested that I change my details
(residency , I suppose) myself through the user interface.

This is a 'workaround' that I don't like.

The other workaround option would be the one that Andrew suggests, to ask
someone else to ask your questions.
This would make a sustained dialogue pretty hard.
Also, not much use if those whom I would like to ask have not yet received
their PIN. :-(
Perhaps somebody from this forum would volunteer to relay for me?

I think, for your press release, Andrews' admittance of the existence of
the iron curtains on the At Large Q&A site  and Esther's reply at the
Yokohama meeting should be enough.

>From my side, I will try to make a feature out of the bug and ask some
questions from the Asian candidates. 
In fact I would like to hear their opinion on this very point.
After all, we have quite a few expatriate members living in this region.

Perhaps Esther  would like to see the emergence of a new  and angry
"constituency" of expatriates within the At L community. 
Perhaps she realizes the very special role the Internet plays for
expatriates. 



--Joop Teernstra LL.M.--  
the Cyberspace Association and 
the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
http://www.idno.org