Re: [ga] Re: Consensus... Definition?

[sotiris@ns1.blacksun.ca]

I am on vacation.  I will be returning shortly.  I will comment on other more 
relevant matters.  Montevideo approaches.

Sotiris Sotiropoulos 


Quoting DannyYounger@cs.com:

> Perhaps Sotiris is right...
> 
> How many times have we discussed the topic of consensus already?  Every
> time 
> that we have serious issues on our plate... the need to restructure
> ICANN 
> into a more representative body, the need to deal with registrar
> transfer 
> policies that are holding domain owners hostage, the need to address
> problems 
> with the SRS... on each such occasion, our Names Council representatives
> and 
> some others prefer to talk instead about "consensus".   To paraphrase a
> 
> frequent contributor to this list, "This is a rathole."  We are being 
> victimized by diversionary tactics.
> 
> Rather than allowing the Review WG to continue its work and "officially"
> 
> settle the issue, our Council decided to terminate the WG and convene a
> Task 
> Force to determine "a practical definition" of consensus.  The ball is
> in 
> their court now.  Let them do their own work (as they were perfectly
> willing 
> to terminate our work in this area).  If you must continue conversations
> on 
> this topic, why not send your comments to the Chair of the Review Task
> Force? 
>    His email address is philip.sheppard@aim.be
> 
> Maybe one day he'll actually open up his "web-based forum" and allow you
> all 
> to participate.  In the meantime, as long as there are those with the
> power 
> to thwart your declarations of consensus, you will have accomplished
> nothing 
> with all your sophistry.
> 
> 
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