Joop and all,
Good points here Joop and ones that seems to be elusive to the
ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board, and the DNSO to a lesser extent.
NO VOTE, NO representation...
The ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board members should be ashamed and
taken outside and thoroughly flogged!
Joop Teernstra wrote:
> Adam Peake wrote:
>
> > > Karl, have you tried to join the non commercial constituency?
> >
> > I can't. It is open only to organizations.
> >
>
> >I asked if you had tried. Join the list, submit an application, and if your
> >application is challenged (probably will be) argue your case. If unhappy with
> >the result, take it to the board. Example, see the NC list archive
> ><http://lyris.isoc.org/cgi-bin/ncdnhc/lyris.pl?visit=ncdnhc-discuss>
> search on
> >"Semich" and open mail "COMMENT To ICANN: Membership Criteria for NCDNH
> >Constituency".
>
> The problem with this approach is that arguing the case for allowing
> individuals in the non-comm group goes against the very arguments that are
> the foundation of a separate constituency.
> We just don't believe that there is enough commonality of interests.
>
> >Individuals with commercial use domain names who want a voice in the DNSO
> >might try joining the commercial constituency (has anyone applied and been
> >rejected? If I'm just showing ignorance of events, my apologies.) Perhaps
> >these constituencies will come up with good reasons for excluding
> individuals,
> >perhaps not.
>
> Or try to form the IDNO, but that would seem to mean accepting no voice for a
> while.
>
> The voice is there allright. Just that there are no votes to bring balance
> to the Names Council.
>
> --Joop Teernstra LL.M.-- , bootstrap of
> the Cyberspace Association,
> the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
> http://www.idno.org
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