Re: [ga] GA position on the Structure TF report

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

thank you,

illustration is well put.

inclusion versus exclusion, but what say thee that no one will fund an ICANN
exclusive group?

I would not give a dime so that Vint, Louis, Kent and Dave can further their
agenda.

Global voting must have an independent administration.

Eric

Alexander Svensson wrote:

> Hello Peter!
>
> At 11.02.2002 08:22, Peter de Blanc wrote:
> >While I do not necessary agree with IPC recommendations, I do DISAGREE
> >about the (possible) ability of At-Large to pay, or to become a
> >financial force within ICANN.
> >
> >With the voluntary or obligatory  donation  of only one US  dollar each,
> >the AT-Large could easily become an awesome financial force.
>
> 1 US$ donation transferred from my bank account to a
> US bank account costs me (1 US$ + 9.63 US$ fee=) 10.63 US$.
> With GhanaExpress and NigeriaDirect (Commonwealth Financial
> Services Ltd.), you can transfer 1 US$ from Nigeria/Ghana
> for a 12 US$ fee.
>
> Yes, there are ten non-US countries where PayPal allows withdrawals
> to local bank accounts, none of them in Africa or South America.
> But don't forget that 2.9% + 30 UScent = 0,329 US$ is swallowed
> by PayPal.
>
> I have read that in some Africa countries the use of credit cards
> for transactions involving foreign payments is prohibited.
> But then, how many people have credit cards even in Europe?
>
> If there was an easy way to donate 1 US$ per person, fine.
> If it is a voluntary donation, okay. But I'm afraid that the
> transaction costs for small fees are totally out of proportion.
> As Rosa Delgado pointed out at the ICANN Studienkreis meeting
> in Salzburg: ISOC just dropped its global membership fee. (You
> may still be forced to pay your ISOC chapter, but not the
> headquarters.)
>
> Best regards,
> /// Alexander
>
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