Dear Milton.

I agree that this is a very fine procedural point, that should be 
managed clearly by the people responsible for the process, from the 
first mail on, so as to allow for others to consider participating. 
Maybe it should even become a written rule of internal netiquette.

But in the meantime, coming from a Hyperdemocratic and 
Hyper-freedom-of-expression rights country like Costa Rica (and the 
re-election being a possibility for some incumbents)  I done´t see 
anything wrong in feeling the temperature of the room early on as a way 
to recognise how hard some of them have worked in the past. We might 
have chosen the wrong place to make this type of comments, but space 
should be available for making them in the list anyhow. Maybe just under 
a different heading, like “I don´t like the re-election of 
incumbents” for example.

Now, do we have an explicit rule as suggested by Niels and you? How and 
where do we express our support for that rule? Should we draw a redline 
and asked for a renewed call for the election process with the new rule 
and forget the past? Lets be practical and move forward ASAP.

Best

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
+506 8837 7176
Skype: carlos.raulg
Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
On 3 Aug 2016, at 8:11, Mueller, Milton L wrote:

> I second Niels's views. I have refrained from expressing any opinion 
> about the nominations until the nominations are closed and we are 
> discussing candidate statements. I have always done so.
>
> --MM
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf 
>> Of
>> Niels ten Oever
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 10:30 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: +1's and support
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Even though I think the regular display of +1's is a signal of mutual 
>> support
>> and camaraderie. I have the feeling that sometimes it is drowning out 
>> other
>> discussions about content on the list.
>>
>> May I also remind people that the voting happens later, so the 
>> candidates
>> need your support is even more then.
>>
>> I'm greatly looking forward to the statements of the candidates.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Niels
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Niels ten Oever
>> Head of Digital
>>
>> Article 19
>> www.article19.org
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