[ga] RE: significant user representation
At 02:06 a.m. 8/09/2006, Gomes, Chuck wrote: Thanks for the comments Joop. Referring to the last sentence of your comments ("Democratic policy making does not work by taking "significant samples". It is driven by small numbers of people who care and majorities who agree with them."), I have one question: How do we find out whether or not "majorities" agree with the sentiment of the small group of activists?
For democratic societies that question has been answered for well over 250 years now. It is called suffrage: the rule of law of one registrant - one vote. Give the registrants the procedures and the incentives (knowing that their vote will make a difference) to vote. Activists who are not supported fade away. Practically, the registrars can make all registrants aware of their rights by incorporating links to a third-party polling facility into their (re)registration pages. As far as the incentive to participate/vote is concerned: fear of registry abuse-of-power, taxation with representation and building a better ICANN spring to mind first. In the meantime, would you not consider the massive amount of comments posted on the ill-conceived TLD contract "renovations" as a "significant sample"? Respectfully, --Joop-- www.icannatlarge.com |