At 7:32 AM +0000 10/23/11, Avri Doria wrote: >On 23 Oct 2011, at 05:00, Dan Krimm wrote: > >> How do you propose to convince them >> to "mature" here? > > >By 'maturing' ourselves. Well I suppose it'a worth a shot, especially if the Board simply allows the election to stand as is. But experience (including in the political realm outside of ICANN) tells us that this is not always guaranteed to work, especially when communication is lacking. Carrots are sometimes made more attractive in the presence of sticks. I wonder if there is some way that we can further formalize maturity of participation by tweaking the rule structure of the NCSG, such that other sorts of behavior are formally disincentivized by making them practically less effective. Dan -- Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the author alone and do not necessarily reflect any position of the author's employer.