Lol +1 Nicolas On 2/14/2013 10:11 AM, Carl Smith wrote: > I may be no more than a cheerleader here, but the roar from the stands > has often pushed the players to victory. > > Hear me roar. > > Lou > > On 2/14/2013 8:01 AM, Avri Doria wrote: >> Hi, >> >> (report while listening to the g-council meeting) >> >> And as RCRC and IOC have already been granted the special >> protections, at least temporarily*, we are seeing all sorts of >> organization who claim to have the same or greater merit for such >> protections. If the Board grants temporary* special protections to >> IGOs, contrary to previous GNSO action** to postpone the work, the >> clarion call will be even greater. >> >> Today, Thomas gave a fair review of the situation in the PDP WG, >> though he does maintain the postion, that the letter to the Board >> should indicate that the GNSO supports the temporary* reservations. >> >> David Cake spoke on the NCSG position on the issue. >> >> avri >> >> >> * "nothing so permanent as a temporary solution" not sure of the >> origin of this quote. >> >> ** or perhaps inaction - history >> >> GNSO 20070627-3 >> "The GNSO Council thanks the Staff for the Issues Report on dispute >> handling for IGO names and abbreviations. >> The council accepts the recommendation that a PDP not be initiated at >> this time, and that the staff continue as proposed in the issues >> report on page 16. >> The council requests that the staff report back to the council within >> 3 months. The council will reconsider creating a PDP at that time." >> >> GNSO 20071120-1 - Postponed a decsion to intiate a PDP until a later >> time >> >> and it appears the council did not get back to it until 2012 and this >> PDP. >> >> >> >> On 14 Feb 2013, at 07:07, Rudi Vansnick wrote: >> >>> Fully agree with Andrew, once one obtains the right many others will >>> stand up and request same right. >>> >>> Rudi Vansnick >>> >>> >>> Op 14-feb-2013, om 03:53 heeft Andrew A. Adams het volgende geschreven: >>> >>>> I seem to recall that our (NCUC, perhaps not NPOC) view on the Board's >>>> decision to grant IOC/ICRC protections without a PDP represented >>>> the nose of >>>> the camel in the tent and that this would likely lead to an attempt >>>> by the >>>> rest of the IGO community to believe that they could expect similar >>>> treatment). Our prediction is coming true, and this is the rest of >>>> the camel >>>> being pushed into the tent. I fully support strong efforts to push >>>> for a >>>> proper measured PDP approach to solving this issue and against >>>> these ad hoc >>>> special treatments for special interests. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Professor Andrew A Adams [log in to unmask] >>>> Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and >>>> Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics >>>> Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/ >>