Re: [ga] an ISC

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

Thomas and all assembly members,

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> On 2002-05-18 13:06:12 +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
>
> >>Take the current GA apparatus (mailing list, voting registry,
> >>etc) and clone it.
>
> >  An ISC would need an idependent and anonymous voting system, not
> >a clone of the GA system.
>
> What, precisely, is wrong with the current GA system?

  It's not all that bad of a system really.  But there are a number
of shortcomings that could and indeed should be corrected or
addressed in a corrective way.

1.) As Joop rightly points out just below, the "Watchdog's"
should be an independent non-DNSO GA member or members.

2.) The voting mechanism should be better automated.

3.) The voting mechanism should also have a web based interface.



>
> >It would also need independent scrutineers.
>
> What, precisely, is wrong with having "vote observers" which are
> reasonably independent wh4en taken as a group?  This is one example
> where biases in all directions can actually cancel out.

  The problem is that they are not and cannot be...

>
>
> >As for seeding it with the whole membership of the GA. (incl.
> >those constituency members who are only subscribed to announce
> >lists) , the Individuals would start off with a whole lot of
> >corporate dilution.
>
> Caused by whom?
>
> >>other than that the member be able to establish that they are a
> >>real human being, and that they pay dues as required. (In
> >>particular, participation in another constituency in any
> >>capacity should not be a restriction on participation in the ISC
> >>in any capacity, except that a person can only be elected to the
> >>NC once.)
>
> >...which will guarantee a potential to hold them hostage in an
> >IDNO style paralysis, especially when mailing lists are the sole
> >means of self-organizing and charter-writing. (GA clone)
>
> As opposed to web forums, where the _only_ archive available is
> under central control?
>
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> Thomas Roessler                          http://log.does-not-exist.org/
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