[council] UDRP Task Force

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

While the Council is at liberty to continue with a UDRP Task Force that is 
not geographically diverse, it would be somewhat analogous to convening a 
committee to study the At-Large whose composition included no At-Large 
Directors, no candidates for At-Large seats, nor any representatives of 
At-Large organizations... the appearance of bias will necessarily be there, 
and will assuredly taint your conclusions.  

No one questions either the integrity, skill-sets, or the knowledge of the 
currently selected participants, but it is safe to conclude that if 
objections to the TF report emerge, the non-North-American world will view 
any proposal tendered as no more than the continued effort to impose 
US-centric values.  

You can resolve this issue by adding additional members to your Task Force.  
You have no rules that prohibit adding additional members, and you did vote 
to change the rules recently so that the NCDNHC could include Michael 
Froomkin in the TF.  With any luck, this Task Force might become the 
equivalent of an open Working Group.  Or you can blindly charge ahead as 
directed by your Council Chair fully prepared to accept all the criticism 
that you know will be hurled in your direction.   

You don't need to make a critical mistake at this point just to prove that 
the Council is finally capable of getting some work started.  A justifiable 
minor delay is preferable to pending charges of undue North American bias.