[ncdnhc-discuss] ISOC to bid on .org

[Alejandro Pisanty - DGSCA y FQ, UNAM]

Hans,

just to talk a bit, close to the weekend: according to your measures,
ICANN is a great success and hugely non-controversial, as only a
thousandth of the population you say is concerned has ever made itself
apparent. Glad to have you vouch for us.

Or is there something wrong with your reasoning?

Alejandro Pisanty


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On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Hans Klein wrote:

> At 07:00 AM 6/7/2002 -0700, Kent Crispin wrote:
>
> >In last years CIRA election they enrolled all voters in a lottery w/
> >$15000 in prizes, as an added inducement to vote.  In spite of that, out
> >of 90000 members, ~3000 voted, a 3-4% voter turnout.  You can spin that how
> >you like, but to me, that is a serious "apparent difficulty" that
> >doesn't give me a lot of warm fuzzy feelings about the election, or the
> >future stability of CIRA:
>
> I disagree that this voter turnout indicates a problem.
>
> As I understand it, there are few controversies over the management of
> CIRA.  Therefore, there is little to which voters need to hold management
> accountable.  Hence the low turnout.
>
> But let's say the CIRA board started proactively making public policy or
> was seen to be engaged in inside dealing with its friends.  In that case,
> one could that voter turnout would greatly increase.  Members would get
> involved and hold the board accountable.
>
> Seen as an accountability mechanism, elections only really kick in when
> problems arise.
>
> I think the same holds for ICANN.  The 2000 elections successfully held the
> board accountable for its actions, and a number of reformers were elected.
>
> If the ICANN board's actions were less controversial (I believe this is
> definitely possible), then ICANN elections would become boring.   That has
> always been everyone's goal: boring elections that indicate that ICANN is
> staying out of controversy.
>
> Instead, ICANN has proposed to eliminate the elections.  So now we can
> spend another year or two redesigning this institution or perhaps
> ultimately junking it.
>
> Too bad the ICANN board has not chosen the CIRA model!
>
> Hans
>
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