Re: [ga] RE: More BC Shenanigans

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

Trash simple trash,

The BC is acting in a socially irresponsible manner.  Do they clean the boots of
the IP folks with their tongues?

If you lay at the beach on a cloudy day you still get burned, If you don't watch
every move the Staff will third degree burn you like nobody's business.  We must
have a totally independent from ICANN Staff, At Large.

Eric

Jeff Williams wrote:

> Chuck and all assembly members,
>
>   Yes there has on at least three occasions that I can recall.  In fact
> if you look at some of the older archives of this ML, you will see them.
>
> Gomes, Chuck wrote:
>
> > Danny,
> >
> > Has there ever been a formal complaint to ICANN with regard to any Bylaws
> > violations?
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DannyYounger@cs.com [mailto:DannyYounger@cs.com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 1:01 PM
> > To: ga@dnso.org
> > Cc: cgomes@verisign.com; jefsey@wanadoo.fr; bmjames@swbell.net
> > Subject: Re: More BC Shenanigans
> >
> > Dear Chuck,
> >
> > Part of the problem within the BC is that decisions are made without the
> > benefit of a vote of the membership.   For example, on the "Issue Management
> >
> > Procedures" page of the BC website it states:
> >
> > "Solidarity:
> > BC members shall abide by approved positions and the BC representatives to
> > the Names Council will be required to support such positions en bloc."
> >
> > There was never a vote taken on this... and even if a vote were to be taken,
> >
> > it would not be representative of the business community as the voice of
> > small business is not to be heard within the Business Constituency.
> >
> > If the BC Charter is to be re-drafted, one NC member should always represent
> >
> > small business, another medium-sized businesses, and the other large
> > business.  This would be entirely appropriate as small and medium-sized
> > businesses account for more than two-thirds of all domain name
> > registrations.
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately, the BC will never reform itself into anything more than a
> > power-bloc that promotes the interests of Telcoms and intellectual property
> > groups.  A few active members dominate the constituency, and have every
> > reason to continue abusing their power to the detriment of the rest of the
> > business community.
> >
> > During the entire time that I was subscribed to the BC mailing list, I never
> >
> > received one email from anyone other than Phil Sheppard, Marilyn Cade or the
> >
> > BC Secretariat.  There is no dialogue amongst the current members because
> > they can't be bothered to participate.  Every three months they are afforded
> >
> > the opportunity for a business-paid junket to an exotic corner of the world,
> >
> > and that is the full extent of their involvement.
> >
> > When the BC reps claim that they are in consultation with the membership,
> > they are only in consultation with themselves.  There is certainly no
> > dialogue on the BC list (which, of course, is one of the reasons why it is
> > not publicly archived).   The constituency is a sham.  It is a vertiable
> > clone of the Intellectual Property constituency, and in truth, those two
> > groups should be merged as they are nothing more than two sides of the same
> > coin.
> >
> > While the membership roster of constituencies like the Non-Commercial
> > continues to grow at a steady pace due to ongoing efforts at outreach, the
> > membership roster of the BC shrinks rapidly.  There is no outreach, only
> > lip-service paid to the need to involve small businesses.
> >
> > It is no wonder that in this environment, no small business seeks to be
> > associated with the BC.  There is no possibility of involvement if small
> > business concerns can routinely be voted down "en bloc".
> >
> > The BC is a cabal, not a constituency.  There have been a sufficient number
> > of Charter violations to warrant revoking their membership in the DNSO until
> >
> > such time as the deficiencies are cured, and there are certainly questions
> > with respect to lost paperwork and their handling of finances that would
> > probably warrant an audit.
> >
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> Regards,
>
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