Re: [ga] Reform in the GA?

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

Harald and all remaining assembly members,

Harald Alvestrand wrote:

> At 17:09 07/02/2001 -0600, Andy Gardner wrote:
> >Are you trying to say there is no politics within the ICANN process?
> >
> >Tee hee. The one thing ICANN has proved to be best at is advancing
> >political careers - Dyson, Roberts, Crispy-Crockett, Simms, Abril, Stubbs,
> >Cerf...
>
> I think some of those will be puzzled over your definition of the term
> "advancement".

  Possibly they would publicly, but not privately.

>
>
> seriously, anyone who thinks the ICANN process is going to make people feel
> that he is a good candidate for other political office is out of his mind.
> It is more a question of how much of your reputation you are willing to
> sacrifice by trying to make the Right Things happen.

  Good point in your last sentence here Harald.  However it really depends
on what and whom defines what the "Right Things" are doesn't it?

>
>
> to my mind, the reform that has happened to the GA consists of:
>
> - having a rule to deal with abusive posters that has general agreement

  The term "Abusive" in this context is not defined yet.  So any such rule
is really not possible until a definition has been agreed upon.  Thus far
a majority of the assembly members have yet to agree on any such definition.

>
> - having a rule to vote on proposals that has general agreement

  Indeed yes.  And again as is historically recorded in the archives
of this ML, this has been at the very least problematic, hasn't it?

>
>
> In fact we have had very little concerted activity towards using those
> procedures to vote on anything; I thought after Marina Del Rey that we
> would see a general call for confirmation of the resolutions passed there
> (those of them that are still relevant), but I have not seen that.

  I haven't seen it either.  This I believe is mainly due to the Ill repute
that
you and Roberto have brought upon the DNSO.

>
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