Eric Wiseberg wrote:
+ The "great unwashed" will not join and vote in ICANN
+ elections no matter how hard you beat the bushes.
I, Bob Allisat, replied:
> I figure a lot of average people
> will want to get involved if it ever comes to that.
Eric, in rebuttal:
++ I've seen such figuring, but not the basis. All the data
++ contradicts your conclusion. Look at the relevant
++ organizations and lists. How many people have been
++ interested enough to participate? What incentives will
++ increase our ranks by a factor of 100? Of 10? Design the
++ structure according reality rather than fantasy. We have a
++ lot of relevant experience. Why ignore it?
My experience with FCN has been most
illuminating. We opened door to our
free Domain Name Registration Service
and Internet Democracy site about a
year and a half ago. Since then we
have recieved wide and growing interest
mostly from people who *never* appear
on thses darned incestuous lists. Why?
I think the answer is in the organization
and intent of FCN. We host an open door.
In spirit as well as implimentation. In
our current connundrum we try real hard
to be open and yet always fall short,
tumbling into the same circle of players,
each pursuing their own well-worn agendas.
I would say a new start is required under
quite new leadership. And by that I mean
most of the old familiar faces should be
shoved aside (sorry, but it's the truth)
quite unceremoniously. New forum, new
initiatives, new faces. The old, four
years old ways have proven abject failures.
Time to move on. Ideas? Comments?
Bob Allisat
Free Community Network _ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://fcn.net _ http://fcn.net/allisat
http://robin.fcn.net
