RE: AIP DNSO Proposal

Mikki Barry (ooblick@netpolicy.com)
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:42:46 -0500


At 9:40 AM -0500 1/20/99, Antony Van Couvering wrote:
>I am a member of the AIP. Only yesterday I received an email from the AIP
>announcing that ICANN existed, and asking members a few questions.
>
>If the AIP draft was based on member comments, boy are you guys quick. I
>know it's a pain actually listening to everyone, giving them time to
>consider things, etc., but that's what a democracy is.
>
>As a member of the AIP, I can't support an application by the AIP when I was
>never given a chance to review what is being presented in my name.
>
>This flawed procedure illustrates why it's a bad idea to have an "executive"
>Names Council. There is no incentive to even consult with membership.

Seems similar to what INTA has done. Membership was not consulted in any
form before their draft was unveiled.