<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Hello Avri,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the email. For people who know me, "touchy/feely" would not be their description.</div><div><br></div><div>I have followed comments on this listserv for a number of months and have noticed a pattern; one of which I will keep to myself. I would serve no purpose by making a blanket statement nor would it be professional to do so. I know a little about fishing and do not desire to take the bait. </div><div><br></div><div>Nonetheless, I will say this, it makes it very difficult for our organization (an NCSG member) to take others (not all) in the constituency seriously when unprofessional comments are made about "organizations" that seek to have a voice in the ICANN community. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks Brenden. I will take your advice and act accordingly, </div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br><div><span name="x"></span><div>
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<p>Michael Carson</p><p>YMCA of the USA</p></div></div><span name="x"></span><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Avri Doria" <avri@acm.org><br><b>To: </b>mcarson029@COMCAST.NET, NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, July 3, 2012 12:12:48 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NCSG-Discuss] knitters needle<br><br>Hi,<br><br>Sorry to hear that. <br>It is part of what makes us a community instead of just a SG.<br><br>Would have enjoyed hearing your voice as well. <br>Though I guess I just did.<br><br>BTW: I still think we need an announce list of the news and only the news for those members whole don't like all the touchy feely group, aka unprofessional, participation. I would like the NCSG EC to reconsider its decision from last year not to create such a list.<br><br>avri<br><br>On 3 Jul 2012, at 11:13, Michael Carson wrote:<br><br>> Hello,<br>> <br>> Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed.<br>> <br>> This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and unprofessional. This is not the first time I have received these types of email exchanges.<br>> <br>> Again, please remove my email address.<br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> <br>> Michael Carson<br>> YMCA of the USA<br>> <br>> From: "Ginger Paque" <gpaque@GMAIL.COM><br>> To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>> Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM<br>> Subject: Re: knitters needle<br>> <br>> I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do use circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane?<br>> <br>> I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn to knit :)<br>> <br>> Cheers, Ginger<br>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br>> <br>> VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu<br>> Diplo Foundation<br>> Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme<br>> www.diplomacy.edu/ig<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <aaa@meiji.ac.jp> wrote:<br>> William Drake suggested:<br>> > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a<br>> > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto?<br>> > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting…<br>> <br>> Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring hold<br>> baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are amongst<br>> the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto planes in<br>> the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of attendees<br>> may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be).<br>> <br>> <br>> --<br>> Professor Andrew A Adams aaa@meiji.ac.jp<br>> Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and<br>> Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics<br>> Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/<br><br></div></div></body></html>