Re: [Membership] The People's Republic of ICANN?

[Michael Sondow]

Eric Weisberg a �crit:

> Just because most people are affected by IP and DN allocation
> policies doesn't mean they will participate.  We already know THEY
> WON'T!  

How do you know that, Eric? Have they been informed about the creation of
ICANN?

> That is why I question the wisdom of registering them
> automatically.  They will only serve as a pool of potential
> problems.

They couldn't be much more of a problem than the people on these lists. My
experience has been that the average domain name holder or Internet user is
quite a bit more intelligent, and vastly more honest and fair, than the
majority of people participating in these discussions. I'd say that the
problem is the Internet insiders, not the users.

> I do not believe the "general public" has any interest in joining
> our group nor in voting for our board.  

Who are you to say what the public has interest in? Are you God?