would love to read the rest of this....
Esther Dyson
Interim Chairman, Initial (thinking) Board <g>
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>First, let me say that ICANN is to be credited
>for its actions on the DNSO front. While I may not
>ultimately agree with the position taken, it is reassuring
>that the board appears to have actually thought about
>what they were doing and to try to reach some kind of
>compromise. A positive step.
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>OTOH, there is an increasing title level of use going
>on here that is on the one hand absurd and on the other
>hand troubling. It is the use of titles of people working with
>ICANN and the ever increasing references to "staff" making
>recommendations and formulating positions.
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>The reason it is absurd is that, given the nature of ICANN
>and its history, this seems quite pretentious. I simply
>must raise a quizical eyebrow when Molly Shaffer Van Houweling receives
>about three different titles over the course of a year, now culminating in
>"senior advisor" (I personally want "Lord High Grand Poobah" or "Delegate
>of the Lawyers Who Say NI!").
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>What is disturbing, however, is the way ICANN is constantly shaping itself
>as administrative agency. The use of "staff" to create policy
>recommendations and process information, the designation of everyone by
>title, with a title denoting hierarchial status, are all reflections of
>agency structure and mentality.
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>When Apple first formed, the board and managers treated titles as a joke.
>People went around with business cards saying things like "Wizard Behind
>the Curtain" and "Software Ghod". As the organization ossified (and become
>less effective), it started insisting that its employees act
>"professionally." Real titles, connoting real things, came in. With this
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Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes!
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