Re: [icann-eu] draft-tlr-study-03.txt (was: LAST CALL)

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Thomas and all,

  Direct election of the remaining @large board members is the only
honest way of determining whom these directors should be if they
are to actually represent the stakeholder community.

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> On 2000-12-01 19:10:59 +0100, Jefsey Morfin wrote:
>
> [possibly thanking the staff]
>
> >>First of all, the staff is apparently donig some work on making
> >>this study possible.  Thanking them for this, and for having set
> >>up the possibility to comment, is (1) a matter of politeness,
> >>and (2) helps to create a more friendly and possibly
> >>constructive atmosphere.
>
> > I fully agree with what you try to do. But IMHO you misread the
> > situation. So let clarify why I want you to be tough with our
> > friends of the Staff (they most probably read that mail).
>
> Please don't confuse being friendly in tone with being soft with
> respect to actual issues.
>
> >>I don't understand?  What we are saying is this: From known
> >>a-priori-bounds on the possible consensus, the clean-sheet
> >>approach is too broad, and won't necessarily produce consensus.
> >>Thus, abandon it, and do the study within the constraints we
> >>have.
>
> > What I mean the open question is from 0 to 19 @large Directors
>
> Should we really consider this question to be open?  Should we
> really ask for a study which reconsiders the entire board structure?
> I still believe that this would be highly dangerous.
>
> >>> 5. The phrase "and that five of them continue to be elected
> >>>    directly" is to be removed to reflect the truth.
>
> >>You don't think there is a public expectation that at least five
> >>of the directors be elected directly?
>
> > I want 9 of them elected in the best way. I am not sure that
> > directly is the best way. I consider that the US presidential
> > election is direct and indirect and could be a good model. But
> > this is just an idea of mine.
>
> The US presidential direction is a direct election with funny rules
> of counting, pretending to be an indirect one.
>
> Do you think electing a group of people who can, at their own
> discretion, select all or at least most of the at large directors
> would be a good idea?
>
> > You only address the 9 first and and least important point in my
> > mail. The new ideas are what the Staff is expecting on IMHO.
>
> I agree with Alexander that these are issues which are mostly
> covered by the questions which are on the board's list.  I don't
> believe that there is any need to address these questions at this
> point of time.
>
> --
> Thomas Roessler                         <roessler@does-not-exist.org>

Regards,

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