At 10:45 PM 7/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Bill,
>
>Your reactionary tone must mean I have hit a nerve.
Reactionary? Your dogmatic, seemingly authoritative edict "The attached
letter does not represent the sentiments of the vast majority of the Internet
community. Indeed, it is contrary to those sentiments," I merely note, has
a much further reach than grasp (and moreover you are not the Pope).
>
>Are you seriously stating the position that you feel this letter IS the
>view of the Internet community? I merely state the truth, then offer
>groups on all sides of the issue.
WHAT letter "IS" the view of the Internet community? What I said?
I make no claim there to speak for anyone other than myself, but
merely state my reaction to your "voice of authority." When you say
"I merely state the truth," is that the Truth According To Garp, to you,
Gene, or to whom?
>
>Would you prefer a more narrow approach, Bill?
Nah, just a little less dogmatic hype. We've already got enough of that.
Bill
>
>Gene...
>+++
>At 07:41 PM 7/11/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>At 10:24 PM 7/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Mr. Ayoob,
>>>
>>>The attached letter does not represent the sentiments of the vast majority
>>>of the Internet community. Indeed, it is contrary to those sentiments.
>>
>>Come off it, please. Everybody seems to want to announce to the world
>>the sentiments of the "vast majority" on the Internet. Without regard to
>>this particular issue, these expressions sound as the very echo of the
>>claims of ICANN to have discovered the Holy Grail, i.e., "consensus." If
>>we would speak for ourselves, and for those whom we know exactly are in
>>agreement with us, we could have a debate here rather than this kind of
>>lobbying in which he who shouts the loudest and knows the greatest
>>number of acronyms supposedly comes out the winner, without regard
>>to the merits of anything.
>>
>>(Um, that "CORE" bit now: is that the "Congress Of Racial Equality?"
>>If so, I am pleased to see them "at the front of the line," but I would not
>>have expected that organization to have indulged in such hype.)
>>
>>Bill Lovell
>>>
>>>The issues comnfronting ICANN, NTIA, CORE and NSI (among other
>>>organizations) is far beyond the scope of this memo, and I will not attempt
>>>to summarize it here. Suffice it to say that many special interests are at
>>>play (including, near the front of the line, CORE).
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>++++++++++
>Gene Marsh
>president, anycastNET Incorporated
>330-699-8106
>
