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Hi All,<br>
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sorry, I have been involved in ICANN since 1999, but some of the
recent discussions on this list seem to say that I am no longer in
this world. My difficulties to follow these discussions relate to
the fact that these different lists were a place "where we met" and
discussed common concerns, in spite of the fact that we are spread
around the globe (with some obvious "cultural" regions more dominant
than others. <br>
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I think you are missing Judy's point. She is saying <big><b><big>she wishes to stay involved and informed, without the debates.</big></b></big> A well curated announce list is the only solution. Working in harmony with the confluence as a reference.
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This idea cuts me completely off from our common history of many
years - <b>to be involved and informed without the debates???</b> <br>
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<b>To be involved did mean to participate in the debates</b> (and
even if it meant to share some observation or thoughts only very
occasionally).<br>
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And <b>how to be informed without observing the continuously
on-going debates among us, the "bottom-up membership"?</b> I think
this was never possible in the past.<br>
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But there is obviously a climate change happening (not only in the
physical atmosphere) by a new use of limited resources. And there is
quite some concern that the climate change may have quite
destructive effects, if it does not get under considerate control. <br>
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Norbert Klein<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
A while ago, I started a new blog:
...thinking it over... after 21 years in Cambodia
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.thinking21.org/">http://www.thinking21.org/</a>
continuing to share reports and comments from Cambodia.
Norbert Klein
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nhklein@gmx.net">nhklein@gmx.net</a>
Phnom Penh / Cambodia
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