[ncdnhc-discuss] Transparency: How we voted in the ICANN Board election

[Dave Crocker]

At 02:41 PM 9/10/2001, Anupam wrote:
>Transparency is a very important value in any decision-making process.
>
>on 9/10/01 10:49 AM, Milton Mueller at Mueller at syr.edu wrote:
> >>>> DNSO Secretariat <DNSO.Secretariat at dnso.org> 09/09/01 08:01AM >>>
> > To be fair, Cary Karp voted for Amadeu because he likes Amadeu.
> > But Cochetti and Tyndal also voted for him. Why would Cochetti
> > vote for the only other Board member besides Karl Auerbach
> > who voted against the revised Verisign agreements? Not only
> > vote for him, but put heavy pressure on Tyndal, who actually
> > favored Kane, to also vote for Amadeu? Think about it.

This is not transparency.  It is paranoid conspiracy fear-mongering, 
putting forward explanations for which no facts are provided.


> > On the other hand, I saw Amadeu as backed by the same
> > set of people who have dominated ICANN to date, the same
> > set of cronies who awarded each other TLDs.

This is called guilt by association.  Note that Milton fails to provide any 
criticism of Amadeu's actual performance.  No.  The problem with Amadeu is 
that he is supported by people Milton does not like.  Gosh, what a 
transgression.

d/

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