On Jun 4, 2014, at 6:26 PM, David Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 6/4/2014 9:10 PM, Matthew Kaufman wrote: >> >> On 6/4/14, 5:13 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: >>> It is, however, equally obvious that a sizable portion of the >>> community, not merely myself, does not want to eliminate the needs test. >> >> For the extremely limited version of "the community" which consists of >> "see existing policy" and "see the handful of people who participate on >> the PPML". Despite all the fee collection that has been spent on >> outreach, there's still just not that much representation. > > Which viewpoint gets to "claim" those who chose not to make their > opinions known? I would say neither as a general rule. However, there is a valid argument for the concept of acquiescence by estoppel (silence is consent) which would argue that those who oppose current policy would be more likely to speak up. Owen _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
