+1 - see what I *highlighted* further down. Norbert Klein Open Institute/Cambodia = On 8/23/2016 3:22 AM, Tatiana Tropina wrote: > Hi all, > > I decided not to write in the long thread of messages related to the > current situation with the ballot. > > What makes me really astounded is the broader context of this > discussion. While many members of this stakeholder group are fighting > for transparency, accountability and fair processes in different > working group at the ICANN, it strikes me what kind of comments about > democracy I see here on the list from the NCSG leadership. "Symbolic > elections"? Where all the legitimacy and fairness of the processes > have gone? How I personally can define the set values of this > stakeholder group, the values I (and many others) am supposed to stand > for? > I agree with Dave, who pointed out that even the notion of "symbolic" > election is a bad idea. And no, *it's not about not having enough > people running for the seats. It's about not being able to vote > against any of them. * > > I am not talking about this particular elections - I wish all our > candidates good luck and hope they won't get NOTA votes. I am talking > about the broader context, about the comments I have never thought I > will see on the list of the group that is supposed to stand for > fairness and due processes. > > And this is all very sad. > > Warm regards > Tanya