Re: [wg-review] co-chair election system

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

I would like to see where we stand on this issue.

I am not making this  a motion yet, and would like to see others reword and
edit what I have written here until we have something that can be presented
as an opinion we have consensus on.; The WG Review has reached a consensus
that a new Constituency be added to represent Individual Domain Name
Registrants. This WG is not going to address how to implement this new
Constituency, nor is it going to propose what group should represent them or
how it is to be formed. We only present that one should be formed or
selected within six months. We ask that this process be expedited in this
way because we believe it to be an oversight not to have included them in
the process to begin with. We further hope that you would put this matter on
the agenda as a top priority and seek public comment on how this
constituency shall be formed and how it will contribute to the ICANN Budget.

There has been suggestions that an amount come directly from the
registration of domain names proportionate to the share of expenses this new
constituency must pay.

Kent, we disagree in a lot of areas but I don't believe we do in the
statement above. Your help in drafting this so it will pass the scrutiny of
those you are familiar with and adding anything you think will help it pass,
would be greatly appreciated by everyone. I know Milton Mueller, Joop
Teenstra, Joanna, Michael, Eric, Sotiris, Jeffsey, Roeland, and others can
word this better than I can so I encourage you to do that. This can be
completed by our current deadline I believe.


Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Dierker" <ERIC@HI-TEK.COM>
To: "Bret Busby" <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au>
Cc: "Chris McElroy" <watch-dog@inreach.com>; <wg-review@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [wg-review] co-chair election system


> The beauty of this simple fact is that by implimenting it is a win win.
> The truth of the matter is that the large corporations, registrars and
governments
> will always be very powerful and maintain the upper hand.  But by leveling
the
> playing field so at least you and I can get a vote and have an imput along
with
> our fellow netizens, we become empowered and the special interests obtain
more
> credibility and a forum in which to attempt to get us to buy their
views(and
> products).
> The more friendly the atmosphere the more it is used and everyone gets a
piece of
> a much bigger pie.
> Sincerely,
>
> Bret Busby wrote:
>
> > Eric Dierker wrote:
> > >
> > > Is there general agreement that the users should have the largest say
on the
> > > governance of the internet?
> > >
> >
> > Tadaaa!
> >
> > Without the users, is there an Internet?
> >
> > Whilst I only speak for myself, I say yes to the second part of the
> > question.
> >
> > As to the first part of the question, I cannot determine, whether
> > general agreement on this point exists, but, I believe that, if all the
> > users of the Internet were given a say, the answer would be a deafening
> > roar, of yes.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Bret Busby
> >
> > Armadale, West Australia
> >
> > ......................................
> > "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the
> > answer means."
> >  - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> >  - Douglas Adams, 1988
> > ......................................
>

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