John and all, Very good points here John, and I for one compleatly agree. >;) This process should not be a parade of who's who, but rather of what's what... John Gaskill wrote: > Carl Oppendahl wrote in part: > > >> At 05:25 AM 9/11/99 , Ken Stubbs wrote: > >> > >>this is a "working draft" . just trying to get it > >> to you all as quick as possible for comments, > >> hence no formal signatures here. > > ------snip -- Suggestion that DN litigating attorney > should have been included on secret committee > to redraft URDP rules. > > > I keep in touch with many of those lawyers > > (the ones with actual litigation experience) > > and as far as I am aware, none of them was > > invited to be on the drafting committee. > > > >There is thus the danger, a sizeable and > > substantial danger, that those on the committee, > > even if very well intentioned, may design a cruel > > and unfair policy without even realizing that they > > are doing it. People who have never been in the > > kitchen might not be the best suited to design > > rules for doing things in kitchens. > > ------- SNIP > > It appears to a disinterested outsider that what > has been done here Carl is precisely what you > ask, soliciting comment from a number of > lawyers with varying degrees of litigating > experience. > > That the solicitation comes after the draft > has been written provides the drafters, > whether "secret" or public, with a chance to > get their "wish list" on the table for review. > > Nothing is stopping interested parties from > making valuable commentaries and suggestions > as to proper legal form --- except maybe ego. > > Who wrote it, who was on the committee, who > reviewed it -- are all less important that what > the document says. > > Regards all, > > John Gaskill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
