Re: [ALSC-Forum] Roberts' post

[Jeff Williams]

Bria and all stakeholders or interested parties,

Bria Stysl wrote:

> I support Mike Roberts' comments that people who are
> *sincerely* intersted in creating an Atlarge
> membership/organization should offer constructive
> ideas on how to make this happen.

  I am sure everybody supports the part of Mike Roberts
comments regarding sincerely interested parties creating
and At-Large membership Organization and should offer
constructive ideas to accomplish that necessity.  And
if you have been following along here or care to read the
Archives of this Forum, you would know that many have
done just exactly that!  >;)

> If you don't think
> the ALSC draft is a good plan for achieving this,
> share some ideas to improve it.  *Please* don't waste
> everyone's time chanting "9 seats and votes for all
> humans on earth paid for by ICANN."  Whether you like
> it or not, the only way real progress will be made on
> Atlarge is if the ICANN Board passes a plan, and the
> only way they'll pass a plan is if there's support
> from some of the current ICANN groups. The conclusion
> I draw from this forum is that about 70 people are
> much more interested in hearing themselves talk and
> proclaiming themselves "a consensus" for millions of
> Internet users than they are about *actually making
> Atlarge membership a reality*.  (and to suggest that
> the "straw poll" where 30 people "voted" for 9 seats
> has some legitimacy is really pathetic -- but even
> more pathetic is Jim Wagner/internetnews reference to
> it). I was looking forward to being an Atlarge member
> because I'm actually interested in some of the things
> Icann is doing. If you feel the same way, start acting
> like it -- stop whining and start offering some
> constructive suggestions that have a chance of being
> implemented!
>
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