Re: [ICANN-EU] Measuring Election Success

["Alan Lenton" <alan@ibgames.com>]

Gunter.

I think you're missing an important point. I'm a UK member at large, and I
voted for Andy because I felt he was the one with the clearest and most
constructive message in opposition to the way ICAAN are currently behaving.
I don't believe I'm alone in that. The fact that Andy is German is
irrevelant, except in so far as the German Internet users through things
like the Chaos club have a better articulated alternative view of where they
want the internet to go.

Alan Lenton

----- Original Message -----
From: <Guenter.Hack@unisg.ch>
To: <icann-europe@fitug.de>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ICANN-EU] Measuring Election Success


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> I agree with Thomas. Another important factor might have been the
additional
> concentration on the strong German electorate. No wonder that the three
German
> candidates came out strongest. So "national" and political preferencies
had been
> bundled.
>
> I wonder whether there is such a thing as a "European" Net culture and
European
> common interest beyond purely technical and financial factors. It would be
very
> nice if we could activate the European electorate next time so that there
are no
> more national or even nationalist undertones during the next elections.
>
> gh