Re: [ga] NC BS - Incorporating Stakeholders/users- Bah!

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

Phillip and all assembly members,

Philip Sheppard wrote:

>    Joop, thank you for your comments. Are you saying that the majority
> of individuals currently wishing to be engaged in ICANN and outside of
> the constituency structure are not consumers but:
>
> "producers of content, directly related to their Domain" ...with a
> subsequent "highly personal interest in a NAME, an identifier of
> themselves or their on-line business".

  No that is not how I read what Joop was saying at all.  In fact, some,
if
not many, Stakeholders/users are in multiple categories at the same
time.

>
>
> In other words such individuals are typically unincorporated
> businesses (profit or not for profit), sharing a lot of common
> interest with the business constituency or non-comms, but are today
> unable to join the BC or non-coms because they choose to trade as
> individuals rather than be incorporated as SMEs or organisations ?

  Yes to a degree.  OR are not allowed due to some arcane rules such as
the
BC and the IP constituency's have to block membership as has been a
lengthy subject area on this GA forum in the recent past...

>
>
> If yes this perspective, and therefore the way we incorporate these
> stakeholders, is important. What helps is to differentiate the
> interests of individuals as providers from individuals as users.

  Who's we?  Got a mouse in your pocket?  >;)  No, not "The way WE
incorporate
these stakeholders", but how THEY WISH to be incorporated or participate

is what is important!  >;)

>
>
> Philip
>

Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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