and this is a wonderful example of why the constituency process is
totally flawed. ICANN was told this weren't they?
>On Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 04:00:30PM +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> > Kent Crispin wrote:
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Agreed. Incidentally, I signed up to be a member of IDNO a couple
> > >of days ago. How come I haven't been allowed in?
> >
> > This is news to me. Headline news actually.
> > Are you sure? Did you apply through the website?
>
>Yep, I sure did.
>
> > That gets passed on to the elected membership committee and I think I would
> > have heard about it.
>
>Oh, I'm sure of it.
>
> > Are you sure you want to become a member, Kent-- having to agree to that
> > offensive "loyalty oath" that reads: " I support the principles and mission
> > statement of the IDNO constituency." ??
>
>No, I don't agree to that offensive loyalty oath. I simply ignored it.
>
> > What does this mean for the whole stakeholder constituency idea, if the PAB
> > chair, an active member of an registry organization that has been seeking
> > representation in most other constituencies of the DNSO , can also demand
> > entry in an organization that is organized around principles that are
> > almost the antithesis of what he stands for?
>
>As anybody can see, this is the first move in a PAB takeover of the
>IDNO. ;-)
>
> > Is this serious?
> > Are you aware that the IDNO membership rules (now approved by the whole
> > membership) would ask you to choose for which constituency you will sit on
> > the NC or control somebody else's vote there?
> > Are you just doing this to embroil the IDNO in further controversy prior to
> > the ICANN decision in Santiago, or is this a signal of peace and will we
> > see that you will actually support our application as a constituency of the
> > DNSO?
> >
> > I think the membership committee has the right to defer such a membership
> > application,
>
>I didn't expect any better of you...
>
> > in view of its extraordinary character, pending answers to the
> > above fundamental questions about your intent, the PAB's intent and
> > CORE's intent before referring the ultimate decision to the
>entire membership.
> > (in the most democratic fashion)
>
>Actually, my intent is absolutely none of your business. I am a
>completely legitimate individual domain name holder. That's all you
>need to know.
>
>--
>Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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