Re: [wg-review] 11. IDNH

[Bret Busby <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au>]

"Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M." wrote:
> 
> I think question #4 needs some work before a poll is taken. I am not sure
> what the purpose a Names Council will serve in the absence of
> constituencies. If you vote to support abolition of  the constituencies, it
> seems to me that the NC must go too; otherwise, you have a structure that is
> worse, not better, than the status quo. It seems a bit silly to vote to get
> rid of a structure without careful thinking about what should replace it.
> Are we polling too quickly?
> 
> Rod
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bret Busby" <bret@clearsol.iinet.net.au>
> To: "Joop Teernstra" <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>
> Cc: <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>; <wg-review@dnso.org>; <gusion@gusion.com>;
> "YJ Park (MINC)" <yjpark@minc.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 2:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [wg-review] 11. IDNH
> 
> > Joop Teernstra wrote:
> > >
> > > On 14:16 15/01/01 -0500, Sotiropoulos said:
> > > >1/15/01 10:05:12 AM, Greg Burton <sidna@feedwriter.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>It seems clear that there is widespread - almost consensus - support
> for us
> > > >>to recommend a constituency of some kind here.
> > > >
> > > >Actually Greg, I'd say that there was more widespread support for the
> > > dissolution of the constitency structure.  In fact it appears to be a
> > > majority, check it
> > > >out: http://pollcat.com/Lite/report.asp?report=report/tzk27voon5_a
> > > >
> > >
> > > This is an important point. Important enough for a more formal poll.
> > > With permission of the Chair, I will put up four more polling questions
> in
> > > the Booth:
> > >
> > > 1. Should in your opinion the constituency structure of the DNSO be
> > > abandoned altogether?
> > >  Yes/No/ No opinion
> > >
> > > 2. If the Constituency structure is retained, do you favour the addition
> of
> > > an Individual DN Holder constituency?
> > > YES/NO
> > >
> > > 3. If the  Constituency structure is retained, do you favour  a
> reduction
> > > of NC seats belonging to the existing constituencies and redistribution
> of
> > > seats in order to more evenly balance opposing interests?
> > > YES/NO/ other (please specify)
> > >
> > > 4. If the Constituency structure is abandoned, how would you want to
> > > represent the Individual Domain Name holders on the Names Council?
> > >
> > > -not at all
> > > -turn the GA into an electoral college for the NC
> > > -other: please specify on the comment line
> > > (multiple choice possible)
> > >
> > > --Joop--
> > > www.idno.org
> >
> > Before another poll is called (if it hasn't, already), could I have the
> > status and role of the constituencies clarified, please?
> >
> > I understand, from what has been said, that the existence of the
> > constituencies is a necessary evil; that, without the constituencies, no
> > advocacy to the Names Council would exist; that the Names Council
> > members are appointed, without the constituencies, and, that removing
> > the constituencies, would ensure that an appointed board would be what
> > constituted the Names Council, with no-one being represented, other than
> > the body that appointed the NC board.
> >
> > So, can I please have this all clarified, by someone on this list, who
> > knows; the current structure, and, the effect of exterminating the
> > constituencies?
> >
> > I assume that the one named YJ (?), would be the one best qualified to
> > answer this.
> >
> > Thanks in anticipation.
> >
> > --
> >
> > 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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Yes, the polling is being conducted too quickly.

Without a proper understanding of the question, and, of what it all
means, and, the effect of what is sought, a vote is meaningless.

-- 

Bret Busby

Armadale, West Australia

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