[wg-review] wg archivist historian wanted

[grumpy <stonecottage@earthlink.net>]

On Sat 12/30/00 11:06 PM peter de Blanc wrote:
Is this list going on the www.dnso.org website? Mailbox is filling- hard to 
keep track of threads.

On Sat 12/30/00 11:47 PM  Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:

Has everyone read the ICANN Name.Space charter? This is a must read for 
anybody who has not read it.  The first few lines are priceless.  Venerable 
List Members, please understand that  I am merely posting this as a public 
service to other ICANN At Large Members who happen to be on this List and 
are trying to catch up with much of what is at stake in the issue of 
governance for the Internet [emphasis added].
http://www.icann.org/tlds/ads1/tld-pol.htm

On Sun 12/31/00 2:52 AM Marsh, Miles (Gene) wrote [concerning the 
preceding]:

It was part of the Name.space application.

On Sun 12/31/00 1:31 AM Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:

Here's a link to the Vision [for domain names] for interested members:
 http://www.newdom.com/archive/draft-postel-iana-itld-admin-01.txt
If only he were alive now...  I never knew the man, but reading is 
believing.  The man was/is a Saint.

Now grumpy writes:

I feel the need for an archivist historian (a.k.a. saint/angel) to come 
forward and take on putting the most important parts of all threads plus 
background documents, site references, and submitted historical notes on 
the web. The site needs to be user friendly and oriented to the newbees and 
those who are just struggling to keep up. I hear that concerning the volume 
of input coming into the wg that we have not nothing yet. I would suggest 
that if a site is established that correspondence concerning that site be 
sent only to the keeper of that site who can post comments received there. 
He can act on advice at her discretion. Otherwise, the archiving effort 
would paradoxically add to the incoming mail to this wg.

Unless we have a volunteer, discussion of this proposal is unproductive. If 
someone offers to do it, then I make this a motion pending seconds. I 
suppose that some act of consensus confirmation will be needed when the 
angel volunteers. Hopefully we can dispatch that quickly. Once confirmed, 
the archivist should be considered empowered to do her job. Suggestions, 
comments and criticisms of his efforts should be directed there for posting 
there at archivist discretion.

Best regards,
Ralph a.k.a. grumpy
Ralph Bradley
www.protectland.net