Re: Robertos view on voting to:Re: [ga] Message from the Chair

[James Touton <jim.touton@netzero.net>]

Jeff and all Assembly members,

  Yes Roberto, what is a "Votemaster"?  Never have heard of one.
Please explain in detail if you would.

Jeff Williams wrote:

> Roberto and all,
>
> Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>
> > Eric,
> >
> > You wrote:
> > >Roberto Gaetano wrote:
> > >
> > >> ...the mailing list should be
> > >> separated from the membership list, because they serve two separate
> > >> purposes: the former is the site of the cyberdiscussion, the latter
> > the
> > >> site of the cybervoting.
> > >
> > >I am confused.  Would the cybervoting/membership list have discussions?
> >   How
> > >else could there be motions, seconds and debate of propositions?  Would
> >  it
> > >have a different function than the "cyberdiscussion" list?
> > >
> >
> > I am just saying that the voting should not be performed on a mailing
> > list, but via roll call by the votemaster.
>
>   Maybe not on a mailing list, but a "Votemaster?"  What the hell is that?
> Never heard of a "Votemaster" before.  Please describe Roberto....
>
> >
> >
> > I don't think that in order to be able to vote an individual has to be
> > obliged to subscribe to a discussion list.
>
>   I agree.
>
> >
> >
> > Also, we should consider the fact that a discussion list does not scale.
> >  Either the GA remains of this size, and in this case the issue of
> > voting is irrelevant because ICANN will never accept decisions to be
> > taken by such small population, or the GA grows, and therefore it should
> >  rethink the structure, because a single discussion list with thousands
> > of individuals cannot meaningfully conduct business (let alone motions
> > and votes).
>
>   Many lists much larger than the DNSO do now.  So I cannot agree with
> you on this point Roberto.
>
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Roberto
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Jeffrey A. Williams
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James Touton
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INEGRoup (Stakeholder)



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