Re: [ga] Re: Text of the motion...

["jeanette hofmann" <jeanette@medea.wz-berlin.de>]

On 4 May 2002, at 8:32, William X Walsh wrote:

> Saturday, May 04, 2002, 8:17:00 AM, jeanette hofmann wrote:
> 
> > On 3 May 2002, at 18:34, William X Walsh wrote:
> 
> >> Friday, May 03, 2002, 3:00:26 PM, jeanette hofmann wrote:
> >> 
> >> > I support a rebid not because I expect the DOC to generate or
> >> > negotiate a better structure next time but rather because the
> >> > current ICANN structure lacks any form of accountability. Rebids
> >> > might be a way of compensating for this severe shortcoming. In
> >> > the unlikely case that we succeed in achieving a rebid, ICANN's
> >> > successor might be less indifferent with regard to proper
> >> > procedure and consensus assertions.
> >> 
> >> Which is all fine and dandy, but the GA is not the proper vehicle
> >> for it.
> 
> > According to its bylaws ICANN has no members. There is no 
> > formally accepted At Large membership. What other channel for 
> > expressing distrust would you suggest?
> 
> Create a petition, form an organization, issue your own statements.

 I have been a founding member of a body called NAIS that issued 
lots of statements. I don't feel any desire to repeat that procedure 
any time soon. 
> 
> The GA is not the place for it.
> 
> > Moreover, in Accra I have lost the belief in the healing 
> > power of substantive bottom-up structures within the current ICANN
> > framework.  
> 
> So that makes it ok to destroy the GA for those who do not want to
> give up on the GA, because you have lost belief?

Listen, it is your opinion that such a poll would destroy the GA not 
mine. I supported Jamie's motion and gave a reason why. That's 
all. 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
> --
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> 


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