On 22 March 2013 12:39, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

And I understand the ALAC, and maybe even the At-LArge if they knew what was going on, being happy with the decisions being made by ICANN Sr. Staff.

But these decisions are not being made using an improved policy process as suggested by R3, they are being made despotically. So while you may be happy with the benevolence expressed in these decisions, as someone who is both user and registrant and both NCSG and At-Large, I worry about the trend to despotism.

I understand and agree. This should not be a "ends justify the means" scenario, which is the best-case explanation.

It was not so long ago that staff was far less hospitable to the PoV; as such there is little desire to enshrine a process in place that could change in both intent and result based on who is hired and fired.

Remember the quote about freedom and security: (approx) those who trade freedom for security, neither achieve not deserve either. If we trade away the multistakeholder development process to get a few consumer advantages today, what will we be giving up in the long run? I agree we need to improve those process, but circumventing them is problematic.

For enough.

Ps. Not sure why you need a firefighter's suit. You are a vice-chair of ALAC and speak for them.

Actually, I am certainly not saying what I do as an endorsed expression of anything. These are my own comments; my position simply offers me a good vantage point from which to observe. but I don't claim to definitively speak for ALAC. I say what I do as a mere liaison, trying to suggest differing perspectives, concerns, and opportunities.

- Evan