Re: [ICANN-EU] Installing the New Charter.

[Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>]

On 2000-10-10 10:09:32 +0200, Jefsey Morfin wrote:

> - consensus is reached when a Request for Consensus mailed by its
>     author after having informed the Chair did not receive
>     objection and has been seconded by half the ML or has been
>     proposed to the list x times within a period of y days. The
>     author must keep track and publish the received responses
>     which should be private. (The Chair to decide about the x,y).

There is, currently, no Chair of the list.  Do you mean the
Director?

> -  a veto must be documented and accepted by the Chair.
>     The Chair may be challenged. Then a Jury of three experienced
>      ML Members permanently designed by the Chair upon
>      ML nominations. If one of the Jury accepts the veto it is
>      accepted.

You're adding a lot of overhead here which is, in my opinion, not
needed.

> The consensus process is fully used when on has to decide about
> something concerning the ML: charter, Jury, letter to an external
> body/ML, internal rules, @large management,etc...
> The position about Vetoes is not offered unless requested by the
> European Director when the Request for Consensus aims at
> advising the European Director.

> Would this be acceptable to you?

No.  I find this too complicated and formal.  I'd really prefer to
leave the "rough consensus" in place, in particular since Jeff
Williams seems to be the only individual on this list who objects.

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Thomas Roessler                         <roessler@does-not-exist.org>