Re: [wg-review] [IDNH] my posting to the ICANN forum

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 12:57:13AM +1300, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> Recommendation for an Individual Domain Name Holders' constituency
> 
> The IDNO has petitioned the Board on 23 April 1999 to approve the admission
> to the DNSO of an Individual Domain Name Holders' constituency in principle.
> This is now nearly 2 years ago and no policy response has been received,
> except by way of an unofficial rejection letter by Esther Dyson and through
> the postings in public fora by Dave Crocker ("the IDNO is not even on the
> Board's radar screen") and Kent Crispin, who has revealed that the Board
> lost it's initial inclination to consider an IDNO constituency when it was
> told that it has become a magnet for disgruntled individuals with an axe to
> grind, or an "anti-ICANN constituency". 

Joop, I'm flattered that you think I am so important, but my expression
of opinion about what the board thinks does not constitute "revealing"
what they think.  On rare occasions I have had small polite
conversations with Board members, like many people, but most of my
opinions are in fact based on external observation, general knowledge of
the world, intelligence, and intuition. 

> There is no question that being rebuffed without given reasons increases
> the levels of frustration, bitterness and cynicism of those who try to
> participate in good faith.
> The stonewalling is the cause of anti-ICANN feelings in the constituency
> and it has to be recognized as such.

Nonsense.  The heavy anti-ICANN sentiment was present in the
constituency from the very beginning.

> To reverse cause and effect is not a basis for good policy.

Indeed, and it is you who is reversing the cause and the effect.  

> Personally, I am on the point of giving up on ICANN.
> Perhaps this is better for the IDNO.

Does the term "messiah complex" mean anything to you?

> Attempting to participate in ICANN via this "bottom-up" constituency
> formation, has been very costly for me in personal terms.

Participating in ICANN (and the gTLD-MoU before it) has been very costly 
for me in personal terms, as well as for many many other *individuals*.

> But as soon as the Board will approve the addition of an Individuals
> constituency to the DNSO, a great deal of frustration will melt away and
> the members of this constituency will be motivated again to work in a
> positive and constructive way to legitimize the DNSO as a representative
> body of DNS stakeholders.

I'm sorry, but the evidence strongly indicates otherwise.  Creation of 
an Individuals constituency won't suddenly change any direction on 
ICANN's part, and the disgruntled individuals won't suddenly become
gruntled.

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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