Re: [wg-review] The Number 1 Problem

["Chris McElroy" <watch-dog@inreach.com>]

Kent wrote > You know, this is the very first time I have seen of a member
of the BoD
> blatantly using their position in an attempt to influence the direction
> of a supposedly bottom up process.  Tell you what, Karl, why don't you
> just tell us what we are supposed to produce?  It would save us a lot
> of effort.


That's amazingly similar to what I've bee saying to the Members of the NC
about this WG.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Crispin" <kent@songbird.com>
To: "wg Review list" <wg-review@dnso.org>
Cc: <comments@icann.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [wg-review] The Number 1 Problem


> On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 12:33:51PM -0800, Karl Auerbach wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Kent Crispin wrote:
> >
> > > the root of the problem.  The root of the problem is that despite the
> > > mandate from the white paper and elsewhere, there are those (Milton
has
> > > expressed this view) who simply oppose the consensus model.  Karl
> > > Auerbach has been a much stronger opponent of a consensus model --
> > > here's a quote from the wg-d record:
> >
> > Yup, I oppose "consensus" because it is a synonym for "tyranny of the
> > chair".
>
> An interesting interpretation of the English language.  Not what my
> dictionary says, though.
>
> > I support the determination of group opinion by the use of solid
> > procedures that include the placement of clearly articulated issues
before
> > a clearly formed electorate who make clear votes that are counted.
> >
> > As it stands, as a member of the ICANN Board of Directors, I am very
> > unlikely to give credence to any matter that comes out of the DNSO
unless
> > I see objective data indicating that the DNSO has reached its conclusion
> > by something better than the hand waving that has to date been called
> > "consensus".
>
> You know, this is the very first time I have seen of a member of the BoD
> blatantly using their position in an attempt to influence the direction
> of a supposedly bottom up process.  Tell you what, Karl, why don't you
> just tell us what we are supposed to produce?  It would save us a lot
> of effort.
>
> --
> Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
> kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
>
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