Excellent suggestions eric but contarry to the entire pattern of behavior of these
people who believe that they and only they have the god given right to run the
internet.
"the Internet is for everyone"
just look at ICANN and savour the flavor of THAT assertion.
>"vinton g. cerf" wrote:
>
>> The trouble is, it is too little, too late - we're already over the
>> top in terms of what we can handle in a reasonable time frame, taking
>> our funding (now expended) into account. More time is more cost and more
>> delay - it doesn't add up.
>
>It is a bad situation. No good will come of it. Whatever is done, now, will poison
>the
>well in the coming elections.
>
>Hindsight is clear. The membership drive should have occurred sooner and there should
>have been a "shake-down" cruise before the first "race," as had been suggested. That
>water is under the bridge.
>
>So, what is the best bad choice, now?
>
>I suggest extending the deadline; accepting registrations online, only; and
>distributing
>PINs by email. If necessary, you can bump the election a few weeks. That would
>cause
>minimal harm.
>
>To maximize community confidence and guarantee that all parties have equal access to
>information which might be helpful in the coming elections, I also recommend
>publishing
>all staff analyses of the registrations (which will surely occur to rule out attempts
>at
>capture or sabotage) as well as the voter list.
>
>
>Eric Weisberg, Gen. Counsel
>Internet Texoma, Inc.
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