Re: [ga] Icann At Large Poll rejects RALOs and ICANN's new AtLargestructure

[Joe Baptista <baptista@dot-god.com>]

On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Richard Henderson wrote:

> 171 people took part in the ballot.

who are these 170 people or alledged 1000?  is there a membership
list.  i have more domain owners then you have members.  and you consider
that representative?

who are these lost soals?

regards
joe baptista

>
> This was virtually the same as our last ballot to confirm our name, when 170
> people voted.
>
> >From this you can deduce that, even though there were a dozen quite detailed
> questions, the core of our membership wanted to get involved.
>
> They also expressed a clear majority wish for more polls and regular polls.
>
> Clearly, with a membership of over 1000, you could ask "Where are the rest?"
>
> But I think any group like ours attracts sympathetic watchers who want to be
> members without getting drawn in too deep.
>
> Everyone can draw their own conclusions.
>
> The results are informative, as far as they go.
>
> They will help our organisation determine its future, and they are a green
> light to much more co-operation with other At Large orgs around the world,
> to build a coalition outside the unpopular ICANN structure. They also
> effectively stop any support from our organisation for the RALOs dead in its
> tracks.
>
> As far as the list of names to trust/mistrust goes, I did not see this in
> advance, but I find it an interesting indicator of opinion with regard to
> Denise Michel and Esther Dyson's initiative. I don't say this as any
> personal criticism of the people involved. I just think that (taken with the
> other votes) it demonstrates the opposition that exists to a "top down"
> ICANN agenda.
>
> At least we have actively initiated a "bottom up" process.
>
> It's a shame ICANN won't do the same. It's a shame they chose to EXPEL the
> elected representatives on their Board. No wonder the grassroots of the At
> Large don't trust them.
>
> Richard Henderson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marc Schneiders <marc@fuchsia.bijt.net>
> To: <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [ga] Icann At Large Poll rejects RALOs and ICANN's new At
> Largestructure (fwd)
>
>
> > I do not see the results published. I would be interested in the number
> > who voted.
> >
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