I don't consider citizens expressing their views to their governmental representatives on policy matters as "meddling". I tend to think of it as democratic participation. Robin Danny Younger wrote: >Milton, > >I think that you are overreacting. This is not a case >of two govts working in private and then declaring >what is "public policy". > >Suzanne Sene functions as the convenor of the GAC >working group on WHOIS. That working group (probably >more than two members) agreed on text drafted by the >Australian GAC contingent. The draft -- let me repeat >-- draft -- has now been forwarded to the entirety of >the GAC membership for a preliminary round of >comments. > >I see nothing sinister in the process. It may well be >that other GAC members will disagree with the language >presented and will seek modifications, enhancements, >revisions, or amendments. What ultimately emerges may >bear little similarity to this initial text. > >What troubles me is the rush to meddle in the internal >affairs of another advisory group and the call for a >reactionary letter-writing campaign. > >Would you want the GAC or any other constituent body >engaging in a letter writing campaign to the NCUC? >Would you like it if external interests attempted to >apply pressure on select NCUC members in order to >achieve a certain result? > >Let the GAC do whatever it needs to do. That's their >business, not ours. Our business is to formulate a >WHOIS proposal that serves the noncommercial interest, >yet thus far I have not seen any attempt to craft such >a model. > >It's easy enough to complain that what others have >proposed runs counter to our interests... but at the >end of the day such whining fails to serve our needs >if a counter-proposal is not on the table. > >If this constituency is serious about the future of >WHOIS policy, then we have a duty to present an >alternative model and to make the case for such a >model. > >I look forward to discussion within the constituency >on what a future WHOIS should look like. > >best wishes, >Danny > >--- Milton Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >>Remember the issue is not just Whois, as importqnt >>as that is. It is >>also the farcical US puppet institution that >>degrades the UN and then >>attempts to let two govts working in private declare >>what is "public >>policy" for the entire world. >> >> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >