Point taken.

Yet, isn't the whole point of being involved in a *governance*
organization to be "a process geek"?

ICANN may be focused on policies of a technical nature, but it is not a
technical organization.  It is a political organization, and the
ramifications of these technical policies (and bureaucratic processes)
reach far beyond mere technology, because this is about technology with
fundamental effects on basic liberties and societal capabilities.

We are all "process geeks" here, aren't we?  Because governance is *all*
about process, and ICANN is all about governance.  And in any case, this
charter vote is not just some run-of-the-mill garden-variety process
matter.  These "constitutional" matters don't come around very often, and
when they do they affect everything else that the organization does.

Bottom line, we are on the same page in encouraging everyone to participate.

If you do not recall receiving an email message with a link to your
personal ballot, I would suggest you just go ahead and immediately request
a duplicate explicitly (and the administrator can confirm separately that
it went out, and what the subject header is and what the sending address
is).

You can't vote twice in the system, so duplicate messages with your
personalized ballot-link pose no logistical problem.

Dan


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On Wed, May 26, 2010 11:36 am, Avri Doria wrote:
> On 26 May 2010, at 14:12, Dan Krimm wrote:
>
>>
>> If greatly qualified people can't even find the time to participate in
>> this vote, what expectation do we have that they would be able to
>> contribute in any other way in the future?
>
>
> I do not think this follows.
>
> Very often people are tightly focused on the issue that is important to
> them and this process stuff just doesn't catch their attention.
>
> Sure to process geeks like me this is both important and interesting, but
> I understand how others could find it so boring and dreary that they
> really need a lot of encouragement to finally say, 'oh, ok, how do i
> vote".
>
> So if you happen to be one of those people, I understand.  And if you
> happen to read this message and haven't voted yet please do - you should
> have received a ballot - please make sure it isn't in you filter folder.
>
> And if you have voted thanks.
>
> a.