Re: [ga] Harald's comment discussed on the EU list

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

I know I should'nt react to Dave, but ...

At 21:35 8/09/00 -0500, Dave Crocker wrote:

>The constituency model requires that the organization have some 
>representational relevance for the constituency it claims to 
>represent.  IDNO does not satisfy this basic requirement.
>

The IDNO satisfies it  just as well, or better , as the present
constituencies of the DNSO, with the possible exception of the IP
constituency.  


>The matter of IDNO internal difficulties is nothing as simple as "dissent" 
>but, rather, sustained management strife and instability, coupled with a 
>complete lack of any constructive activities that pertain to the interests 
>of the purported constituency.
>

"sustained management strife" is easy to create. Just one psychotic or paid
individual can do it.
A constituency made up of organizations is  less prone to such disruption.
That progress has been slow is not only due to sabotage but also to the
fact that all work is spare-time volunteer work.

"Stability"??  In a bootstrap situation?  How about the stability in the
other constituencies?

"complete lack of constructive activities" is in /d 's definition 

a Completed Charter (www.idno.org/organiz.htm) , a functioning Polling
Facility, a website that details what has been done, lists all members, all
financial details, etc.
The representational structure is there, accountability is there,
transparency is there.
What more do you want? 




--Joop Teernstra LL.M.--  
the Cyberspace Association and 
the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
http://www.idno.org  

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