Re[2]: [ga] GA position on Verisign contract

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Sandy,

Sunday, March 25, 2001, 10:38:36 PM, Sandy Harris wrote:

> "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.

What vote are you talking about?

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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