Re: [ga] GA irrelevant

[Joe Baptista <baptista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The reason the GA has become irrelevant is because we don't have the power
to vote. And you guys who have the right to vote - under the rules - don't
demand it. ICANN who is supposed to facilitate voting for a replacement for
chair refuses to provide us what we need and ICANN is obligated to provide -
i.e. a voting booth ;)

Thats the problem with the GA. The support we need to move forward is not
provided.

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Joop Teernstra <terastra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>
> Dear Roberto,
>
> I agree with you that it is a shame how the GA has become irrelevant.
>
> However, the activity of the remaining posters on this list and its poor
> signal/noise ration is a symptom of this, not the cause.
>

we need to vote in a chair so I can be replaced as monitor as per the rules.
Eric has served his term - he has called for elections. ICANN however has
failed to provide the voting facility. Again - hint hint.

>
> Those who have actively resisted registrant representation should accept
> the symptoms and side-effects of incapacitating  at-large stakeholders.
>

Exactly. We need to be empowered. We need a vote. We need our voice back -
or lets just get us a voting booth and bypass ICANN - hint hint - who luvs
ya now ;)

And we are going to have to ask ourselves a question "do we want to give
roB0ts the vote"? You know what I'm talking about.


>
> Do you have a proposal to make the GA more relevant again in ICANN policy
> setting?
>

No. Your being kind to Roberto. I know that and you know that. All we need
is the ability to vote us a chair - that is our RIGHT under the rules of
this assembly. Am I right - or AM I RIGHT. It's elementary - we need to
vote. Roberto is part of the problem that denies us the vote. They are
afraid we might take ourselves seriously and make demands. Remember the GA
is part of a proud legacy of ICANN f??k ups - pardon le france.

ICANN is stuck with us - so why don't we do something amazing and demand our
voting rights. Or take them to some other voting booth. Am I right. Let see
what happens.

hmmmm :0

regards
joe baptista