Re: [ga] GA position on Verisign contract

[Sandy Harris <sandy@storm.ca>]

"William X. Walsh" wrote:
> 
> Hello Sandy,
> 
> Sunday, March 25, 2001, 9:28:22 PM, Sandy Harris wrote:
> 
> > "William X. Walsh" wrote:
> 
> >> > Thanks, William. But, actually, not very many people voted, did they? ...
> >>
> >> No, the failure to vote means that they have consented to not being
> >> taken into account, ...
> 
> > Nonsense.
> 
> Back this up, then Sandy.  How should non-participation be considered
> when deciding what consensus of the GA is?

The consensus depends on and arises out of the discussion, primarily on
this list. Not voting is quite different from not participating.
 
A vote can be a useful means of measuring support for a position, one of
the inputs to the discussion. That is all it can be in this context.
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