Re: [ga] Utility of the GA

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Jim and all assembly members,

  Yes I believe you are quite correct.  In that this ins "Independence Day"
it seem quite fitting.  I am sure the ICANN BoD and staff are not all that
happy about this however....

Jim Fleming wrote:

> I think the value of New.Net domains just went up a notch....
>
> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/07/fyi0138.htm
> For Your Information: July 3, 2001
> The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions:
>
> Application for approval of non-affiliated Internet service providers (ISPs)
> and alternative cable broadband ISP service agreements:
> ------
>
> Jim Fleming
> http://www.DOT-Arizona.com
> http://www.DOT.Arizona
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Kelsey" <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us>
> To: "[ga]" <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 4:26 PM
> Subject: [ga] Utility of the GA
>
> > William X. Walsh writes:
> >  > Wednesday, July 04, 2001, 12:22:19 PM, William S. Lovell wrote:
> >  > > I would think so, but would first add one point. It seems to me that
> any
> >  > > continued refusal to abide by established posting procedures (whether
> >  > > or not one agrees with them) should in itself -- and even if
> expressed
> >  > > with utmost politeness and nice clean words -- and more importantly
> >  > > any attempt unilaterally to change those procedures, without the
> input
> >  > > of the rest of the GA more or less in the manner expressed above,
> >  > > should itself be grounds for suspension from posting privileges.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > So then you agree that hte posting privileges of our Chair and
> >  > Co-Chair should be revoked for implementing a unilateral change by
> >  > adding sub lists, and then trying to force subjects off the main list
> >  > as off topic since they have a sublist that they created on their own?
> >
> > Yes.  I agree with Mr. Walsh that I have seen an incredible amount of
> > inappropriate behavior by both the Chair and Co-Chair.  I do not believe
> > that either is a fit representative of the will of the GA.  Under their
> > direction, the GA list has become the haven of spammers and children,
> > people with absolutely no sense of the history of the debate whose only
> > desire is to promote their own selfish, money-making schemes to the
> > detriment of free and open exchange.
> >
> > I do not believe that the GA serves any useful purpose any more.  The NC
> > should disband it and ICANN should concentrate their efforts on the
> > At-Large Membership in hopes that useful ideas will come from it.
> >
> > /Joe
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Regards,

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