Please let's not attack NPOC per se, because there are many good organizations in NPOC. It's unfortunate that they were trapped in this dysfunctional GNSO Constituency scheme and used as pawns by certain people. 

I agree with Avri that we don't need constituency-based tribalism. But such tribalism is the whole purpose of GNSO SG constituencies, as forced on us by the staff/Board. The people who insisted on the constituency model know this - it allows a small group, such as the "NPOC leadership" which really consists of three people, to count for as much as 150 others, and to pretend to be speaking for a larger group. 

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Well, I think we are beyond that being a possibility.
> I would prefer to see us find a way to get beyond the inter-constituency
> tribalism.
> 
> Often there is a gulf between the leaders of a group who are forced into
> hard positions to defend their tribe and the general good.  I think we
> still have to find the way for the leaders to move toward the general
> good.
> 
> avri
> 
> On 22 Oct 2011, at 11:56, Jorge Amodio wrote:
> 
> > 5. Get rid of NPOC
> >
> > -J