Re: [ALSC-Forum] Benefits and goals of At-Large involvement

[Jeff Williams]

Bruce and all potential @large members,

Bruce Young wrote:

> Reply to Jeff:
>
> >Yes and users are also inclusive of technical people as well as non
> technical people.
> >But a better question would be, what is ICANN going to do for the users?
> Is ICANN not the users themselves?

  It is supposed to be, yes. However it is not currently.  Many that have
applied
for membership have been rejected for reason or reasons that are either not
properly or legitimately determined or for due the their personal address
(Physical) cannot or was not verified in a manner that protects their
privacy.

>
>
> Assuming we can get a significant number of @Large members involved, yes
> they would! And that's why I feel the @Large process is so important.

  Agreed the @large establishment is very important to both ICANN
and the stakeholders.

>
>
> >Indeed right here!  And this is why ICANN should address those issues as a
> servant to the users.
>
> Yes. I know that politics are inevitable, and any decision ICANN seems to
> make is often being judged politically, particularly when it potentially
> effects some vested interest's profits! :)

  Certainly this is true.  But to actively disenfranchise applicants of their
particular
dispensation is paramount to gerrymandering.   I find that both offensive and
inconsiderate, as well as questionably legal.  Yet the past CEO of
ICANN Mike Roberts once publicly stated that having individuals represented
as par to the ICANN structure was unnecessary and referred to such a
suggestion as one coming from "Kooks".  This attitude seemed to have the full
support of the ICANN BoD at that time.

> But as long as ICANN focuses
> primarily on what is best for everyone equally (a balancing act sure to make
> as may enemies as friends at times!), it will have provided a great servicve
> to the world!

  Indeed true!  However this is the 4th @large study.  As such it seems to me
to be questionable that such an intent is honestly being considered.  I hope
that I am wrong.

Regards,

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