Re: [ga] DNSO General Assembly call to change seating rule

[Bob Davis <bob.davis@netzero.net>]

Harald and everyone,

Harald Alvestrand wrote:

> At 21:18 09/11/2000 +0100, Alexander Svensson wrote:
>
> >Harald Alvestrand wrote:
> > > The mailing list has rough consensus on the resolutions that in its
> > opinion:
> > > ...
> >
> >Just did some counting: There were 18 people in
> >favour of the motion, 3 explicitly against it
> >and 2 questioned whether there is rough consensus.
>
> thanks for counting! This fits with my perception (and I did not see 2 of
> those objections until after I sent my message).
> I think it was WG-B that defined a rough consensus as 2/3 - not a practice
> I want to emulate. But I definitely used the term "rough" consensus to
> indicate that there was at least one objector.
>
> In hindsight, it seems to have been a better choice not to send the
> message, since the discussion about it has served to distract us from other
> matters like DNSO review.
> But what's done is done.

  I am not sure what distraction you are referring to Harald.  Could you
elaborate?

>
>
> >It's a pity we didn't manage to hold a vote;
> >there are currently 262 people in the voting
> >registry. My guess is that there would have been
> >a clear majority for the recommendation, but IMHO
> >declaring rough consensus is not a suitable substitute
> >for a vote just because the time for a vote is lacking.
>
> Formally, declaring rough consensus of the mailing list gives no opinion
> about the opinion of the General Assembly (the voter registry).
> I think we will hold a vote on the still-relevant motion after LA.

Why after LA?  And there are two relevant motions.

>
>
> >Harsh? Well, if we want ICANN to follow the rule book,
> >we have to do so, too.
>
> like ICANN, we have to make up the rules as we go along.

No that is not necessary really.

>
>
> I'd like to discuss spelling out the conditions under which the chair or
> alternate chair may speak on behalf of the GA; I'd be happy to abide by a
> rule saying that this can only happen after a formal vote, if that is the
> GA's opinion.
>
> Looking forward to seeing some of you in LA....
>
>            harald
>
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