GMEHJOBGDHBJAFJNENBNOELLCEAA.Bruce@barelyadequate.info type="cite">Actually, it *does matter*, because for the first time in At Large and DNSO history, there are concrete consensus building mechanisms available for people to use in an online environment if so inclined. What ICANN says about this *does not matter* , because history has taught us that even working without clearly understood consensus building mechanisms in place, there have been isolated instances where consensus has been indisputable, staring them in the face, and yet they have brazenly denied it, the VeriSign Agreement for dot.com and the redelegation for dot.org being two good examples. The purpose of Best Practices is (partly) to demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that such consensus exists, not to ICANN, but to the rest of the world, so that those who do not understand (or care) about the internal minutiae of ICANN procedures, will not so easily be fobbed off by the bare faced lies that have spewed forth from the ICANN Staff PR machine for the last 3 years. What ICANN thinks about this process *does not matter*, since their license renewal is in doubt and we are working to a higher goal.Regards,Joanna