RE: [IFWP] Re: The People's Republic of ICANN?

["William X. Walsh" <william@dso.net>]

On 11-Feb-99 Michael Sondow wrote:
>  Einar Stefferud a écrit:
> > 
> > Unfortunately, I seem to have done something to trigger Mihael Sondow
> > into attacking everything I say.
>  
>  You were making pronouncements about who should be included in the first
>  DNSO membership. Don't you think that's a pretty bad idea? The AIP-based
>  proposal won a lot of adherents because, for one thing, it doesn't say who
>  the members are, or define the constituencies. 
>  
>  What's the good of backsliding and starting up all that fuss again? In the
>  end, everyone who wants to join is going to be a member, because no one will
>  ever be able to come up with a good enough argument for keeping them out. So
>  why make more trouble by saying the membership should be this or that? It
>  only makes the people who aren't included in the statement angry.

And we all know how Michael acts when he gets angry because you're not
including his rather highly esteemed organization as a major influence.

It would go a long way if Michael would offer an apology to the people he
attacked and to the others who were offended by his actions.

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E-Mail: William X. Walsh <william@dso.net>
Date: 11-Feb-99
Time: 04:04:10
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