RE: [ga] primary objectives of the General Assembly mailing list

["Debbie Garside" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joop wrote:

> Frankly, I'm a bit worried about any mechanism that purports 
> "to ascertain and represent the consensual views of the 
> ordinary citizen as a collective" if it isn't based on voting 
> and counting.

As I see it, this list would be tied up completely with voting mechanisms if
we have to base everything that we do on voting and counting.  However,
there is scope to include something about "rough consensus" as gathered by
the Chair but for list members to request voting and counting on
contentious/certain issues - with rules for such a request requiring support
from (say) 5 members perhaps.  What do you think?

Best

Debbie
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joop Teernstra
> Sent: 26 July 2007 01:10
> To: debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ga] primary objectives of the General Assembly mailing list
> 
> At 05:43 a.m. 26/07/2007, Debbie Garside wrote:
> >  Hi Danny
> >
> >I know we haven't adopted them yet but the draft Rules for 
> >Participation state the following:
> >
> >----
> >
> >The primary objectives of the General Assembly mailing list 
> are as follows:
> >
> >- to ascertain and represent the consensual views of the ordinary 
> >citizen as a collective as pertaining to the business of the 
> GNSO and 
> >ICANN
> >
> >----
> 
> Good thing that this Korean issue comes up now to throw the 
> proposed new mission statement of the GA in the spotlight.
> Frankly, I'm a bit worried about any mechanism that purports 
> "to ascertain and represent the consensual views of the 
> ordinary citizen as a collective" if it isn't based on voting 
> and counting.
> 
> Or was that what you meant, Debbie?
> 
> 
> 
> -joop-
> 
> 
> 
>