RE: [ga] DNSO General Assembly call to change seating rule

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com>]

I strongly disagree with the statement that mailing-list silence "signifies
an
active acceptance of the resolutions put forth,
without reservation."  This is definitely not true in my case.  More
generally, silence can mean a variety of things such as:
	- Being consumed with regular duties and not having time to spend on
the list
	- Not having yet formed a clear opinion
	- Being of the opinion that the exercise is futile
	- Being concerned about the validity of the consensus process or
lack thereof
	- etc.

The fact of the matter is that the GA has not established any sort of
defined process for concluding that consensus has been reached.  There is no
objective data to support a GA consensus position.  On the other hand, it
would be reasonable to submit a statement that is supported by 25 (or
however many there are) GA members.  But to call it a GA consensus position
is not defendable.

Chuck Gomes

-----Original Message-----
From: technizmo [mailto:technizmo@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 6:49 PM
To: ga@dnso.org
Subject: RE: [ga] DNSO General Assembly call to change seating rule


As it seems patent consensus is required to satisfy
the most stalwart detractors on this list, let it be
said that I also support both of these resolutions.

Though only approximately 25 parties have voiced their
opinion on this matter, it should be made clear that
mailing-list silence does not denote
non-participation; On the contrary, it signifies an
active acceptance of the resolutions put forth,
without reservation.

Jason Graff

--- Kendall Dawson <kendall@obs-us.com> wrote:
> Harald - I support both of these resolutions
> 
> 
> >The Domain Name Supporting Organization General
> Assembly mailing list has
> >discussed adopting resolutions dealing with the
> composition of the ICANN
> >board.
> >
> >The mailing list has rough consensus on the
> resolutions that in its opinion:
> >
> >1) The newly elected board members should take
> their seats
> >         before the general meeting, not after.
> >
> >2) All non-elected members whose terms have been
> extended beyond
> >         their original time should immediately
> resign.
> 
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