RE: [ga] Response to Bret

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Small point, but for the avoidance of doubt, ICANN's attorney may want to change his signature file for personal statements that carry as much weight as a post from any old terrorist, zealot or kook that some say inhabit the GA mailing list.
Regards,
Joanna

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From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Joe Sims
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:44 PM
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Subject: [ga] Response to Bret


Bret Fausett wrote:

At the same time, the greater ICANN community would have had a deeper
understanding of these perspectives had the Board released an audio
recording of its discussions. It would have allowed for more informed input
in response to the paper you expect might be released later this week.
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 No it would not.  What is relevant is the recommendations, not the discussions (either at the retreat or in the numerous other meetings that have taken place around the world between various people over the last several months) that lead up to them.  I assume people are not trying to navel-gaze here, but are trying to put forth their best notion of how this process should play out.  So I won't ask you, or Roger Cochetti, or the Centre folks, or even Jamie Love, about his private discussions on the subject.  What counts to me is what you say in public, not what you say privately.

So there would be no real benefit here, except to satisfy curiosity, but there would have been a real impact on the discussion if everyone knew they were speaking for the record.  This point is impossible to argue, so those who argue for their peculiar brand of transparency apparently simply don't care about this effect.  They would rather have the "benefits" of a homogenized public discussion than the benefits that almost surely flow from candid conversations about complex subjects.  The logic is impossible for me to understand, so I apologize for even attempting to engage on the subject. I should have known better (although I really did not intend to be more liberal than Marie).




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