[ncdnhc-discuss] Community Communications to US Department of Commerce on ICANN Evolution and Reform

[Dave Crocker]

At 11:08 AM 9/3/2002 -0700, Barbara Simons wrote:
>My questions were addressed to Alejandro,

Barbara,

1.      If you were asking a private question, why did you ask it in public?

         Perhaps because you were really making a public statement, rather 
than asking a serious question?

         Gosh.  What an idea.  Somebody might be trying to make a public 
point, by appearing to ask an individual a question!

         And, by the way, none of this matters, because...


2.      My question was addressed to you and did not rely on your question 
to Alejandro.

         So what difference does it make who you addressed your question to?

         Could you be trying to distract folks from the core of my 
question?  I'm just asking.


>Since Karl's Congressional testimony was critical of ICANN, I thought that a
>good counterexample to Michael's claim would be to find that ICANN had
>posted Karl's testimony.

So, let's see...

1.      You constructed an artificial test

2.      You then imposed it by fiat

3.      You did not even tell ICANN that the publication of this one item 
would be used as a basis for making such a sweeping assessment of ICANN 
performance.

4.      Thehe task being evaluated has nothing at all to do with ICANN's 
primary mission.

Did it occur to you that such a test was not only artificial, but 
insulting, or at least silly?

Did it occur to you that the real effect of "asking" such a question was 
just to stir the pot of controversy and not really seek anything constructive?

I'm just asking, Barbara, since I know you intend serious consideration of 
ICANN issues and would not want anyone to think that you were being 
frivolous, unprofessional and emotional.

d/

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