[ga] on politics and trust

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Jonathan,

In your letter to Peter Dengate Thrush (posted to the Council list) you make 
the reasonable suggestion that <<maybe the "politics" could be ramped down by 
all>>.

I draw your attention to the Bucharest ccTLD Response to the Committee on 
Evolution and Reform's Blueprint for ICANN Reform in which the following 
request was made:  "In the spirit of "bottom up" development, the ccTLDs 
prefer to continue using the established name for this SO, ("ccSO") which is 
used in all of our documentation, website domain name, committee names and 
lists, and which reflects the cultural and historical language of the 
internet." 

In spite of this eminently reasonable request, the ERC continues to offer 
barbs by pointlessly changing the name of the Supporting Organization for the 
ccTLD community, the latest version being "ccNSO" referenced in the ERC's 
Second Implementation Report.

Ramping down the politics is a two-way street.  Perhaps you could also pen a 
similar letter to your fellow Board members who lately seem to be the ones 
engendering this unfortunate climate.  You might also ask them to provide 
some actual answers to Peter's questions.  

You have asked Peter to work proactively to rebuild trust, yet by the day it 
becomes harder and more foolish to trust the Board.  Frankly, I have to ask, 
why should we?  We have had no indication that the Board is committed to 
honoring the consensus view of the Community (as was demonstrated by the 
Board decision on WLS).  If we can no longer count upon you to act in our 
best interest (and this is not the first time that you have unilaterally 
rejected DNSO recommendations), then please explain to us why you should 
warrant our trust.  

We too are listening.  

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