Re: [registrars] Code of Coduct/Best Practices Debate

["Elana Broitman" <ebroitman@register.com>]

There was and a presentation was made at Melbourne.  There was general
concensust that we proceed to a nomination and vote process to expand the
registrar constituency leadership so that we can expand the constituency's
ability to serve the membership.  I think Mike is preparing to send around
the document describing this model.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Wm. Rader <ross@tucows.com>
To: Erica Roberts <erica.roberts@bigpond.com>; <registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:20 PM
Subject: RE: [registrars] Code of Coduct/Best Practices Debate


> Agreed. Wasn't there a working group formed to study this issue? I vaguely
> remember some conversations around this point over the past few months...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> > Behalf Of Erica Roberts
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:12 AM
> > To: ross@tucows.com; registrars@dnso.org
> > Subject: Re: [registrars] Code of Coduct/Best Practices Debate
> >
> >
> > Perhps this is a good time to think again about the need for
professional
> > staff support.  In previous discussions, I think there has been general
> > agreement on the need, but the constituency has never progressed
> > discussion
> > or agreed on any funding support model.
> > While there are a range of funding models we could choose, for the sake
of
> > aadministrative simpicity, we could start by seeking constituncy
agreement
> > to bill each Registrar $US1000 to support professional staff.  Larger
> > Registries should be invited to provide additional sponsorship and I
think
> > could confidently be expected to commit additional funding support.
> >
> > erica.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>
> > To: <registrars@dnso.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 5:55 AM
> > Subject: RE: [registrars] Code of Coduct/Best Practices Debate
> >
> >
> > > > Software, to keep track of all of
> > > > the issues, and status of the issues, would be helpful
> > > > given the resources. Ideas?
> > >
> > > I'd like to recommend an Apache based solution that capitalizes on the
> > web's
> > > capability to display minutes from meetings using HTML. ;)
> > >
> > > Seriously, as we discussed in LA, the service that we get from the
> > > constituency is likely to fall short of our expectations until such
time
> > > that we move to a more "fee-for-service" model. This idea had a decent
> > > degree of support, but I don't think that until such time that
> > we actually
> > > have the structure in place that it's fair to criticize anyone's
efforts
> > > (directly or indirectly). Seeing as we all have day jobs, it's a
miracle
> > > that we get anything done. Were it not for our coincidental
> > self-interest,
> > > we probably wouldn't.
> > >
> > > -rwr
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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