Re: [council] NCtelecon 21 September 2000, minutes

[Dany Vandromme <vandrome@renater.fr>]

On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Philip Sheppard wrote:

> Elisabeth,
> one more correction on the press release.
> My understanding and I believe that of Paul Kane's and Ken Stubbs, was that
> Paul and Philip would draft the release between them, check out facts/legal
> position via Louis and then ask Ken as chair to sign off on it.  That is
> what we did. We had agreed that a message should be got out quickly.
> 
> The idea of submitting a press release to be re-edited by the Names Council
-
not re-edited, by at least approved by the Names Council, which does not
require that much delay...
-
> and for everyone to agree to it was to my understanding not the case. Had
> that been the case I would:
> 1. have argued against it - it takes too long and risks the text being
> changed piecemeal as opposed to a coherent whole written in a style to
> attract interest from editors
> 2. probably have withdrawn my offer to draft a release that would be subject
> to such an editorial board!!!
> 
> Philip
> 
> 

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