Joop and all,
Joop, this is more that fair. However it is obvious that ICANN
doesn't want a membership that can vote...
Joop Teernstra wrote:
> Roberto wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:36:58 +0200
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [IFWP] Why fail on purpose?
>
> >Tony Rutkowski wrote:
> >
> >> It is plainly preposterous to suggest that you need
> >> big bucks to hold an election. This isn't a presidential
> >> election campaign or the United Nations. All the parties
> >> that ever filed in the DOC proceedings, attended a meeting,
> >> or even zinged off a one liner on an EMail list doesn't
> >> reach more than a couple of thousand people. Conducting
> >> this is a part-time job for a couple of people who could
> >> volunteered from a completely neutral organization.
> >>
> >Except if you want to put in some checking in order to make sure that people
> >don't vote multiple times under different E-Mail addresses, that the address
> >is not fake, and all other things that, if not done, will be blamed
> >afterwards on ICANN for not having been done.
> >
> >Moreover, when it comes to voting, I would not assume that we have only the
> >couple of thousand people that participate even in a limited way in the
> >debate. The temptation to enroll few hundred identities to capture some
> >seats is a real threat.
> >
> >BTW, thank you for reminding once again that the number of people involved
> >in the debate so far has been so small.
> >
>
> Roberto and all,
>
> The IDNO constituency will prove to you and to ICANN that Tony is right.
> Voting is now underway for a 21 member steering committee for the IDNO.
>
> This has been a volunteer effort of programming, website building and
> listserv discussion.
> Voters' fraud from different e-mail addresses is precluded by the software.
> (every voter gets a unique password)
> On top of that it is very easy to analyze web logs for any possible
> irregularity.
> For a few thousand votes you do not need more than this.
>
> We have Diane Cabell and Simson Garfinkel as observers.
> Even ICANN could decide to use this voting site.
>
> Of course agonizing about cost, voters' fraud etc.has its own attractions.
> I am offering use of the site for the equivalent of the cost of my
> attending the Singapore, Berlin and Santiago meetings.
> Sounds fair?
>
> --joop teernstra, IDNO bootstrap
>
> --Make good use of your voting rights--
> http://www.idno.org/vote1/
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