[ncdnhc-discuss] Board retreats and fully transparent process for ICANN

[Dave Crocker]

At 12:52 PM 5/28/2002 -0400, James Love wrote:
>    Dave, please give me an example of what you consider an EQUIVALENT
>organization to ICANN.

James, it is really quite interesting that you make a habit of putting 
forward a proposal and then demand that others explain why it is not 
acceptable, rather than your feeling an responsibility for justifying the 
proposal.

So let's be clear:  You folks need to cite an example of an administrative 
rules you find acceptable, for an organization that has similar attributes 
to ICANN, in terms of goals and scale.

If you find such a group, then you have a justification for claiming that 
your proposal are already known to work.

If you find no such group, then your proposals are purely experimental.

Changing an existing activity that is responsible for a global 
infrastructure service is a dangerous act.

When the change is experimental, it is particularly dangerous and must be 
pursued very, very cautiously, if at all.

The benefits must vastly outweigh the dangers.

The current operation must be wholly unworkable.

So far you have not demonstrated safety, efficacy or need for your proposal.

d/


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