I got the impression from Michaels remarks that the quoted material was
what ICANN had adopted. While he is well capable of speaking for himself,
i took his remarks as a decent analysis of how ICANN could misuse this
structure. I have seen nothing in ICANN's behavior that leads me to
believe that it wouldn't misuse it if it so chose. I was not and I doubt
that Michael was intent on attacking either your or Dianne as being
directly responsible for the content. you were hardly in a majority
position.
Is not the membership seen as the only counterweight to a boar d that is in
every other respect accountable to no one save it self and the california
AG? It was discouraging to sit here and see that we are getting a
"membership" which could be wide open to manipulation if vested interest
chose to do so. But then most everything about ICANN is disturbing.
>Ok, Gordon I'm here.
>But I'm not sure what you want from me.
>I can tell you that Roberts and Sims had absolutely *nothing* to do
>with the MAC recommendations.
>Neither of them were present for any telecons I attended.
>I can tell you that I was insulted by the tone of Sondow's remarks
>(something I am getting used to).
>I can also tell you that the work of all of the people he mentions in
>his post was considered. It's even in the minutes of some of the
>telecons if anyone bothers to look. There's plenty of *why* there.
>In particular the Fishkin model was hotly discussed. In the end I
>don't recall anyone willing to discard it in favor of direct
>democracy. So thats what ended up in the recommendations. And
>remember that everyone on the MAC was there (unless they themselves
>chose otherwise) in their individual capacity. People voting what
>they feel is right. Boring, but that's life.
>
>Finally, remember that these are mere recommendations to the ICANN
>BoD. They can do what they want with 'em, and that includes rejecting
>them outright.
>
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