On Sun, Feb 07, 1999 at 12:20:39PM -0500, Jay Fenello wrote:
You know, Jay, the sheer blind unfairness of your message is
disgusting.
> Hi Dave,
>
> The engagement of Ogilvy resulted in many complaints
> from the Internet community. Here is how I would
> categorize these complaints, in order of importance:
> 1) Going public *before* going to the Net
> 2) Where is ICANN getting its funding?
> 3) Discount arrangements with Ogilvy.
> Your comments only address item 3!
>
> The biggest problem is ICANN going public *before*
> their "plans" are even discussed with the Internet
> community. The most recent example of this was the
> trial balloon floated in the New York Times regarding
> a lottery for new registrars.
Esther Dyson and all the Board members are completely entitled to
speak of their thoughts on how things might be done, to anyone they
please, including reporters. There is no moral, ethical, or legal
requirement that they run their thoughts by you or me or this list or
anyone in particular before they speak, and in fact the whole idea of
such a pre-review is repugnant.
The Board Members have every right to say what they think to whom
they please, and in fact, the more people they talk to the better --
that is precisely the point of all the "openness and transparency"
stuff -- the whole justification is that everyone should see what the
Board Members think.
And calling something a "trial balloon" as if that is bad is just
crazy -- the more trial balloons the better.
> Why would ICANN want to repeat a failed approach?
> Why *wouldn't* ICANN want to learn from history, or
> learn from those who were involved in that history?
> What is ICANN's fear of going to the Net *first* --
> what is the downside?
Your post makes the downside abundantly clear -- they have to waste
time dealing with hostile messages full of manufactured grievances.
> The second most common complaint had to do with funding.
> Where is ICANN getting its funding? Who is paying their
> bills? What *are* their bills?
No organization on earth posts their financial information in
real-time. ICANN has been in operation for only a few short months
-- it is completely unrealistic to be making such demands.
[...]
>
> So while Esther may have an easy time agreeing with
> your comments, Dave, I would very much like to see
> Esther answer these other questions of substance.
Don't flatter yourself. The only substance is barely clothed
hostility.
--
Kent Crispin, PAB Chair "Do good, and you'll be
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