Re: [ALSC-Forum] Reminder - At-Large mailing lists requested by 20 May

[eric]

I do not think they put up with it.  I think by acquiescence they
endorse it.
DOC/NTIA are the problem not the solution.

Eric

Jeff Williams wrote:

> Danny and all stakeholders of interested parties,
>
>   This to me reads/sounds very close to being the correct evaluation
> of the ICANN BOD and staff's attitude towards the At-Large
> or any At-Large effort.  Kind of like a bastard step child...
> Of course this attitude reflects badly upon the DOC/NTIA
> as well...  I can only wonder why DOC/NTIA puts up with
> it...
>
> DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>
> > Denise,
> >
> > Will you be responsible for closing the ALSC list on May 31, or will this be
> > an action on the part of ICANN staff?  Is there any reason why a permanent
> > ICANN At-Large Forum can't be opened in the ICANN website?  They open forums
> > for everything else from registrar data escrow to A Unique, Authoritative
> > Root for the DNS.  Why not a forum for At-Large organizing activities?
> >
> > One gets the impression that ICANN only seeks to treat the At-large as a
> > "mechanism" and not as a "structure" worthy of support.  I guess that
> > "mechanisms" don't need to receive the benefit of an ICANN-sponsored
> > discussion list.  We are essentially being told, "Take your conversations
> > elsewhere -- we don't want you", but we'll be nice enough to let you know
> > where else you can go during the course of the next three weeks before you're
> > evicted.
> >
> > Great job of "nurturing"...
>
> Regards,
> --
> Jeffrey A. Williams
> Spokesman for INEGroup - (Over 121k members/stakeholdes strong!)
> CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
> Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
> E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
> Contact Number:  972-244-3801 or 214-244-4827
> Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208