Re: [ga] RE: "The reform committee continues to refine its proposals..."

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Jon,

I respect your call for "balance" and some decent debate.  To that end, I 
would like to offer you my perspective as a volunteer that like yourself has 
also participated in the ICANN process at considerable personal cost in time, 
energy, and money.

There was a time when the Internet community expected to see nine At-large 
directors on the Board.  Some of us were able to comprehend the rationale to 
reduce this number to five.  But now after several year's worth of 
discussion, the number has been reduced to Zero.  If you were in our shoes, 
you would assuredly think that the pendulum has swung way too far in the 
wrong direction.  While others are entitled to representation and are able to 
elect their own directors onto the Board, the At-large community is now being 
denied this opportunity -- simply put, this is not in keeping with the spirit 
of fairness that ICANN seeks to promote as a core value.  The concept of 
"balance" would dictate at least some degree of representation for the 
At-Large.

I, for one, am prepared to accept and make concessions.  While (9) is the 
magic number for me, and (0) is the magic number for the Board, somewhere in 
that range should be a number that reasonable people can agree upon... it is 
time to end this unnecessary posturing and arrive at a solution that no one 
will truly like, but that everyone can live with.

Zero representatives for the At-large is not a "reasonable" proposition -- 
you can't expect us to accept that scenario without ongoing never-ending 
acrimony.  For ICANN to function well it needs to resolve this issue amicably 
so that we can all return to a focus on the day-to-day problems that require 
our full-time attention.  As a reasonable man, would you be willing to come 
back to the table and offer up another proposal that at least provides for 
some degree of representation for the At-Large?  Feel free to ask for 
concessions on our part as well.

Best wishes,
Danny
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