Dennis and all, It should also be noted that the DNSO pNC has had a very bad history of accurately archiving the actual posts to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] as well as to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] As such Dennis, don't feel surprised that the call for inclusiveness and proper archival of wg-c posts are "Mysteriously" ignored or missing. A good documentation exercise is to review the archives of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] for further details... d3nnis wrote: > Hi WG-B > > I don't know why, but for some reason, this post has never shown up on WG-B's >archives. > > In addition, a second message posted the same date, cc'd to Michael Palage has also >not shown up, though > Michael has confirmed that he received his copy. > > I am very concerned that WG-B is calling for people to volunteer as co-chair by >tomorrow, with numerous onlookers > requesting diversity. But my postings are not even reaching the group. > > Can someone please cancel this deadline, and report to the working group and DNSO to >verify whether > feedback and postings from members or potential members is actually being received, >but not posted? > > Thanks. > > Dennis Schaefer > Member of the Cyberspace Association -- the Individual Domain Names Owners >Constituency > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------- > > Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 00:16:33 > > From: 109irb81drr1 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: wg-c rules > > > > Hi all -- a plea for inclusiveness ... > > > > The Names Council last week discussed a change in the way that WG-C will > > operate. There will > > be two classes of participants: those from recognized constituencies, and all > > others. The intention is > > apparently to control contentiousness within the group. (Javier mentioned an > > example of non-responsive comments such as 'We shouldn't be doing this at > > all.') > > > > While we're waiting to receive the charter from Jonathan, I'd like to make a > > plea that we not adopt this approach in WG-B. > > > > I am a member of the group that is seeking recognition as the Individual > > Domain Name Owners constituency. While I have no way of knowing whether or > > when we will achieve recognition, I feel that my perspective as an individual > > needs to be a part of WG-B. Relegating my perspective to background status > > would not diminish the acrimony that this list has seen so far (and which I > > unequivocally condemn). > > > > I was the first person to post comments on WIPO Section 4, and in those > > comments I advocated that we obtain a legal analysis as part of our activity. > > While I don't think that remark should be construed as "We shouldn't be doing > > this at all," let me take this opportunity to state that it definitely did > > not. I agree wholeheartedly with the House Oversight Committee member who > > characterized ICANN as a "grand, fascinating experiment." We in WG-B have the > > opportunity to make this group a model for consensual decision making and a > > small victory for ICANN itself. > > > > The French writer Andre Gluyksman (sic) posits that the challenge of > > democratic decision-making is > > to recognize that every decision generates negative impacts, as well as > > benefits. By extension, we as individuals on WG-B need to recognize that > > whatever our position is on WIPO 4, we must take responsibility for the > > negatives that our point of view will produce, and temper and test the final > > decision by that type of analysis. I think we have the ability to control > > some of the acrimony by affirming a > > group commitment to that ideal. > > > > Thanks for listening! > > > > > > > > Dennis > > - > This message was sent via the IDNO-DISCUSS mailing list. To unsubscribe, > send a message containing the line "unsubscribe idno-discuss" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information, see http://www.idno.org/ 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