Re: [ga] The GA Mailing List.

["Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sotiris,

In light of the credibility issues raised  by George, which went unanswered, 
I abstained from voting / participating in the so-called "election". It is 
likely that some other list subscribers have done the same. Contrary to the 
opinion of Debbie and Abel, I do not see George's questions as a personal 
attack. IMO, the credibility issues he raised are certainly valid and 
relevant in relationship to the leadership of this group.
You have my support. Let's get back to business.

Sincerely,
Ted
Prophet Partners Inc.
http://www.ProphetPartners.com
http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sotiris Sotiropoulos" <sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: [ga] The GA Mailing List.


> Dear Subscribers,
>
> A few comments from the Chair...
>
> In the interest of bandwidth conservation and general mitigation of inbox
> annoyance(s), please do not instinctively hit the "Reply to All" button in
> your email client as this can be misconstrued as bad netiquette; instead,
> reply only to the ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx email only when addressing subscribers
> to this mailing list unless the message in question is also to be
> cross-posted in some other mailing list. Thank you in advance for this
> small consideration.
>
> As a result of the recent onlist debacle which I will not dignify by
> labelling it as an "election", I have found it necessary to step forward
> and provide some guidance out of this mess. Those of you who have been on
> this list for longer than the past couple days are probably aware that
> several months ago I begged off participating in the co-chairing of this
> list for personal reasons, one of which included an extended absence for
> which I unsubscribed from the ML. During the last "election" by which Mr.
> Dierker and I were (to all intents and purposes) provided with a mandate,
> if you will, of 'chairing' this ML, I voiced my concerns about Mr.
> Dierker's suitability for any such undertaking &#8211; both onlist and to
> him, offlist.  At the time, although  I gave in and offered Mr. Dierker
> every benefit of the doubt, I soon saw what direction his 'chairmanship'
> was to develop along: that of consolidating an administrative position, as
> opposed to the collation and presentation of thoughtful, engendered and
> relevant discussion papers on issues that pertain to the purposes of this
> list.
>
> So, what do I have in mind?  First off, I'd like a show of 'hands' from
> the subscribers (this likely means you) who see some value in producing
> cross-constituency and stakeholder discussion reports to address issues
> that relate to the purposes of this list.  This would inevitably require
> some de facto organizational status to effect, so please keep that in
> mind. Don't be shy, let's see who is still here on principle as opposed to
> caprice.  Once we have ascertained that there is a common purpose, we can
> proceed accordingly.
>
> Amiably,
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> Chair