Here's the short version of Bill's message, repeated for emphasis:
YO! DANNY! BEAU! YOU LISTENING?????!!!!

> -----Original Message-----
> All of which is to say: 
> a) as a general matter, counselors really do
> need timely and reasonably action-oriented community feedback if we
> are supposed to be reflecting community sentiment in votes, and 
> b) in the particular case of the RAA, we will really need such engagement 
> if we're going to leverage the opportunity provided by the charter
> commitment, rather than ending up with something anodyne and
> meaningless.  

And especially:

> I really hope Danny and others with concerns will raise
> these in as concrete a manner possible so that whomever represents
> noncomm on the drafting team can negotiate from a stronger position.