[ga] Bret Fausett's contributions

["Joe Sims" <jsims@JonesDay.com>]

It is nice to see someone actually make some specific suggestions.  Bret's
constructively critical approach to ICANN is always a happy contrast to the
Byfield's and Froomkin's of the world, who have (at least in my memory)
never met an ICANN action or decision they liked.  And anyone who had any
naive notion that the tabloid they edit was even remotely intended to be
objective can see from the exchange between Thomas and Ted that the editors
have their own unique notion of journalism.  The comparison to Bret's
ICANNBlog, for example, is pretty stark.    I do note that Bret's suggested
revisions to the mission statement and bylaws are fairly limited, and if
you put aside those dealing with at large elections, where we simply have
an honest difference of opinion, very limited.  The ccSO issue is
complicated, and all bound up in the broader question of the cc
relationship to ICANN; it would be odd for the cc's to have the right to
elect members to the Board of an organization whose policy decisions they
refused to recognize as having any effect on them.  With respect to the
other suggested changes, they are all within the realm of reasonable
argument, and as such I am sure will be discussed at the Board retreat.
Thanks, Bret, for making the effort, and be prepared for the inevitable
conspiracy theories to follow,


Joe Sims



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