There are times for +1s, and there are times where it is in the interest 
of discussion and/or civility and/or democratic process to resist the 
urge to +1.

I wish more would have stayed their fingers ... . I like Milton. From 
what I can see I like Sam too. This is an important job. It will require 
many things, and then more, and then dedication. I am grateful for all 
those who would even consider doing it.

Nicolas

On 2014-06-25 9:38 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have not been running a ballot yet.  People have been giving their
> support to the candidate of their choice. It is the way this list, and
> many civil society lists have run for at least the years of my
> experience.  A ballot is something formal by the PC as the charter
> states.  I am surprised that Sam dropped out.  I did not see acrimony.
> Nor did I intend any. Though I did intend to be firm in my resolve and
> direct in the expression of that resolve.
>
> And I invited Sam or his nominators to give his credentials and explain
> why he was the best and what he had done in ICANN to show that.
>
> What I was unwilling to see done, was have the election rules changed.
>
> Best,
>
> avri
>
>
>
> On 25-Jun-14 23:46, Lori Schulman wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>>   
>>
>> I am sorry to see Sam withdraw and, I too, ,was operating under the
>> impression that the process would be a true selection process based on
>> the evaluation of candidates against our stated criteria.  There is no
>> doubt about Milton’s qualifications but I would have liked to see a
>> different process too so that others who may be qualified would be
>> considered.   As to Avri’s point, I agree that this is about NCSG and
>> not constituencies but it also should be about fairness and I didn’t
>> even see the email that said we were running a ballot today.
>>
>>   
>>
>> Lori
>>
>>   
>>
>>   
>>
>> *Lori S. Schulman*· General Counsel
>> 1703 North Beauregard Street
>>
>> Alexandria, VA  22311-1714
>>
>> P 703-575-5678 · [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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>>   
>>
>>   
>>
>> *From:*NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of
>> *Sam Lanfranco
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:38 PM
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject:* Re: Selection of NCSG representative/connector on IANA
>> Transition coordination group.
>>
>>   
>>
>> Colleagues,
>>
>> When asked if I would let my name stand as a candidate here I said yes
>> based on the assumption that there would be other candidates,
>> followed by an open dialogue about what was desired as an outcome.
>> I am dismayed by the turn of events and wish to stem the slide toward
>> acrimony.
>>
>> In the interests of civility I withdraw my name as a candidate.
>> Let the dialogue return to better ground.
>>
>> Sam Lanfranco
>> ----------------------------------------------
>> Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar)
>> Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3
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