RE: [ga] Proposal: WWW / slashdot

[Per Koelle <pk@dk-hostmaster.dk>]

On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:

> At 05:44 28.02.00 +0000, Jean-Michel Becar wrote:
> >Harald, Michael,
> >
> >But the way the At Large members is registered via this Web Interface could
> >be an example for the GA membership.
> 
> another idea I had - what if we considered an activated At Large membership 
> necessary and sufficient for voting rights in the GA?

This is silly. There ARE 2 kinds of membership:
One for the At Large, and one for the DNSO GA !!!
If we dont have this separation the at-large will be able to vote
NINE members in the Board and CONTROLE the DNSO NC and therefore also
be able have their voice heard this way.

> This would have a couple of advantages:

Absolutely NO advantages for the DNSO.

> 
> - ICANN has to do the verification work anyway, so it's only done once
> - More active use of the ICANN membership code gives more chance that 
> weaknesses in the system will be found and corrected
> - It's a drive (a small one) for At Large membership
> 
> Of course, this leaves us without the power to impose or enforce our own 
> membership rules, requires people to be willing to sign up for At Large 
> membership, and requires that the people running the At Large are willing 
> to share at least some information.
> 
> But it's an idea.
> 
>                        Harald
Regards
Per Kølle
DK Hostmaster A/S
e-mail: pk@dk-hostmaster.dk


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