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[Edward Morris]

Stepwise refinement works for me.
Lets not spend forever getting it right and pretty.
Never works anyway.


I totally disagree with this approach.

As Tapani pointed out, we seem to be using a platform that was selected as
a fast and easy temporary solution in 2003. I don't want to make the same
mistake.

Then, again, I take a more optimistic viewpoint in that I like getting
things right and I find when I do so things do work.

As for pretty: yes, guilty. Image matters. When you have a professional
image people take you seriously. Perhaps unfair, but reality.  People want
to join, people want to help, other groups are more willing to work with
you when you appear to have a professional appearance.  When you have a
cluttered website, a reputation of being disagreeable, you wind up, as I
did, with a GAC member questioning my decision to become more involved in
the NCSG by asking whether our members shower. Metaphorical, sure. I told
him sometimes we even use soap. I'm not sure he believed me.

I could give a flying leap about next week's meeting in Los Angeles in
terms of building an e-presence. I agree with Wilson's suggestion during
our meeting yesterday that subgroups be formed to explore all possibilities
regarding platform issues. I agree with Brenden's suggestion that we need
to sort out exactly we want, cost it, put it on paper and present it
appropriately for approval. A professional approach for a revitalized
constituency.

We need to build our e-presence, not for the next week, but for the next
decade. Do it right now and then we can focus more on representing our
constituents in ICANN, and less on introspection and institutional
development. That would be a good thing.
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