Thanks, Avri and Milton, for the following:

On 10/18/2011 12:31 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> These are good observations, Avri. The last point you make:
>
>> Which made me curious about their commitment to membership
>  From the beginning of ICANN people have expressed concerns about how civil society representation in multistakeholder institutions raises the risk of manipulation by interested parties in the guise of civil society entities. That is an important and real concern, and our membership admission procedures must take it into account. As an NCSG Executive Committee member, I will oppose any new member admission that does not come from the organization's own representative.
>
> --MM
The failure to participate in on-line mailing list discussions of "by 
proxy registered members" is also a strong indicator of this problem.


Norbert

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