RE: [ga] Increased foreign attendance

["Debbie Garside" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for being a Johnny-come-lately... We all have to start somewhere and
given that I have monitored this list for 8 months I thought it was about
time I participated.  I didn't realise you had to be in here from 1998 to
participate.

I have given you my perception of this forum. My perception as a
Johnny-come-lately is probably not worth much but given that many ICANN
staff have changed since 1998 they will no doubt also be perceived as
Johnny-come-latelies.  IF they have the same perception of this forum as I
do that could be the reason why nobody is listening to you.  Food for
thought!

Please try to be a little more constructive in your posts as opposed to
attacking the "establishment" with every second word and this perception may
change and you may actually achieve what you set out to achieve whilst
gaining support from the johnny-come-latelies of this world who can
strengthen your case.

Just my very humble civic opinion.

Best regards

Debbie Garside





> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 28 June 2007 16:16
> To: Debbie Garside
> Cc: dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx; sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
> ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ga] Increased foreign attendance
> 
> > Hi Danny
> >
> > Thanks for the outline.  I can, somewhat, understand your 
> frustration.
> > However as an observer I can perhaps see why, I have been 
> subscribed 
> > to this list since December 2006 and from what I can see 
> the majority 
> > of posts are highly critical of ICANN and not in any way 
> constructive; 
> > it is the constructive aspect that is missing.
> 
> Well, Debbie, here's some food for thought for you... those 
> of us who have been on these ICANN mailing lists since 1998 
> have seen our constructive input completely ignored for 8 
> years before you came along.  Perhaps we're a little tired of 
> being ignored? More than just a little frustrated...? 
> Perhaps we're tired of obsequious johnny-come-latelies of the 
> "civil society" sort showing up who know nothing of the 
> history of ICANN and telling us how to be constructive?  
> Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with ICANN history 
> before you come out scolding those of us who have been 
> members of these mailing lists as well as original ICANN 
> At-Large Members for many years before you even knew there 
> was an ICANN...
> 
> SS
> 
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