Re: [wg-review] [IDNH]Membership criteria

[DPF <david@farrar.com>]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:17:45 -0500, Joanna Lane wrote:

><They are the two basic models.  One could actually have a model which
>allows both but that can complicate things.  There are pros and cons
>to each model of course.>
>
>I'm glad we agree on the basic models, but can you expand on the pros and
>cons of each?

Joop has posted on the perceived benefits of having the constituency
made up individuals only so I won't repeat his work there.

I will elaborate on the perceived advantages of having the
constituency made up of associations of individual name holders.  The
main advantages are what I see as weaknesses in the other model.

1) I don't think the other model will work well when membership grows
from say 150 to let's say 3,000 or so.  Can you imagine what the
members discussion list will be like - impossible to manage.

2) If the constituency basically consists of direct memberships you
face the possibility of tyranny of the majority in that if 51% support
one position then there is no representation at all for the minority
49%.

3) Not all individual domain name holders will have similar beliefs
and interest and rather than try and force them all together in the
constituency I believe you will get more people involved by allowing
people to all form their own association and have the constituency
consist of a council of representatives from them, proportional to the
membership of each.  You could well get country based assns, regional
based assns, policy based assns and people will join the one they
support.

There is more I can post in favour of this model but I doubt time
exists at this stage for us to try and gain definitive support  for
one model over another.  I beleive the principle of having the
constituency is paramount and one almost needs a dedicated working
group to establish structure and criteria for the constituency once it
is accepted in principle.

DPF
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