Re: [ga] Whereas, the Board is not persuaded...

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

When studying Nietzsche, a wise philosphy professor told me "look not to the speaker but what is spoken". The trouble with this quote is that it is right. I am not convinced that public representation should be organized by or under ICANN. In hindsight i see that had the at-large been more successful it would still have been under control of ICANN and not independent. Yes, sitting as intelligent people the BoD should be persuaded prior to taking significant action. The failure of the user community to ever reach consensus or coalescence speaks volumes as to the course the BoD should take. It can be said that until a better mousetrap is built or you have a new jacket, you better keep the one you have.
   
  Until an independent leader steps forward and begins a real grassroots movement, and until the masses are so repressed that they revolt, we must accept the system or leave it.
   
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Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
  Jeff writes: "Why should Vint need to be convinced?"

Perhaps Jeff has forgotten this remark that resulted
in the loss of all at-large directors: "Whereas, the
Board is not persuaded that global elections are the
only or the best means of achieving meaningful public
representation or the informed participation of
Internet users in the ICANN process"

The Board and Vint in particular need to be convinced
otherwise the consequences for our community may be
dire, once again.

The Board at present is a collection of individuals
from diverse backgrounds, many of whom are uneducated
with respect to the history of the subject matter at
hand. 

For example, Joi Ito writes on his blog: "I think
that on the issue of whether there should be new
gTLD... I think it's a complicated issue that involves
many constituents and experts and I for one do not
have a strong view until I hear the opinions and
recommendations of the many people working on this
question now. The difficulty is that there are so many
good arguments for just about every theory... Sorry
about my lack of opinion on this issue. It is one that
I am trying desperately to become more educated in."

Those members of the Board with little knowledge of
the debate on the rationale for new TLDs will tend to
hearken to those members of the Board with a technical
background (like their Chairman, Vint). They will
tend to follow his guidance if their own minds haven't
come to a definitive conclusion. That is why it is
important to convince Vint. He is a leader, and
people do tend to follow the leader. 

It is not sufficient to state "there should be new
TLDs". If you want new TLDs, the rationale for such,
along with the arguments to counter the opposing
position, must be thoroughly detailed... otherwise
you'll just run into another Board resolution that
begins with, "Whereas, the Board is not persuaded..."



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