Michael Sondow wrote:
> It's a standard procedure to require proof of identity at all
> membership meetings, otherwise people who don't belong can disrupt
> or take over the meeting. All organizations I've ever belonged to do
> the same. It's quite normal. What's more, in this particular case
> there are two extra and very good reasons for it: one, the room
> isn't very large, and two, many people who are not non-commercial
> domain name holders are threatening to come and try to take over the
> constituency. Obviously, the non-commercial domain name holders are
> not going to allow them to do this.
>
First of all, this is not a membership meeting.
Until you don't have a membership, you cannot ask proof of membership ;>)
Secondly, your "filter" is in no way related to being commercial or
not-commercial, but only on the fact that you have proof of registration of
a domain name.
According to your rules, Lou Gerstner can drop by in the meeting
representing his company ;>)
Anyway, I belong to ETSI, a non-commercial organization, non-for-profit
under French law, and I have the firm intention to show up at the meeting
even if I don't know if my company will decide to join this constituency.
I am not bringing any proof of payment of any domain name, neither under
gTLD, nor under ccTLD (we have both), nor am I bringing any other paper,
including proof of my own identity, and I am looking forward to a good laugh
;>).
Regards
Roberto
P.S. Have you considered the case of somebody showing up with papers in
Japanese or Uzbeki claiming that they proof what you ask for? ;>)
