While I'm merely keeping up with what's going on here, and sometimes 
with a delay [I am professionnaly involved way over my head, and for 
instance have completely abandoned for lack of time and interest working 
on the last stages of my phd], I do it thinking that in a few years time 
I may be involved in ICANN-gNSO doing some volunteering work, what with 
me having surmounted most of the information barriers to entry already ...

However, stuff like this rationale is fucking revolting, and absolutely 
deleterious to my wanting to ever get involved in this mess. I note in 
passing that the updated rationale does not address the stressed cost on 
future volunteering work and on the perception of the bottom-up 
multistakeholder process.

Such a well thought out request, such a lame rationale. I cannot fathom 
it was given in good faith and that is the worst thing of it all.

Nicolas

On 6/28/2013 4:41 PM, Robin Gross wrote:
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>> *From: *Bruce Tonkin <[log in to unmask] 
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>> *Subject: **RE: request for update on BGC rationale 13-3 discussion*
>> *Date: *June 27, 2013 11:38:02 PM PDT
>> *To: *Robin Gross <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>> *Cc: *Edward Morris <[log in to unmask] 
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>, Jeff Neuman 
>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>
>> Hello Robin,
>>
>> Attached is the updated rationale published at:
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>> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/reconsideration
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bruce Tonkin
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robin Gross [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2013 2:15 AM
>> To: Bruce Tonkin
>> Cc: NCSG-Policy; [log in to unmask]; Edward Morris; Jeff Neuman
>> Subject: request for update on BGC rationale 13-3 discussion
>>
>> Dear Bruce,
>>
>> I understand the BGC met yesterday and discussed NCSG's 
>> reconsideration request and the rationale supplied in BGC's earlier 
>> recommendation.  Is there any news on this discussion and whether the 
>> board will hold a community-wide discussion on the topic of the 
>> decision's rationale in Durban?
>>
>> Also, when do the meeting minutes from the BGC's 18 June meeting get 
>> posted to the web?   We are all very eager for any news on what is 
>> happening on this issue within ICANN so any info you can tell us 
>> would be most appreciated.  Thank you.
>>
>> Best,
>> Robin Gross
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