[NCUC-DISCUSS] Facebook as an obligatory requirement for being ICANN60 fellow

[McLaughlin, Lisa]

Ginger, what would be an appropriate place to discuss ICANN fellowship
rules? Facebook?

;-)

Regards,

Lisa

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On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Ginger Paque <virginiap at diplomacy.edu>
wrote:

> I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to discuss ICANN fellowship
> rules, although I think this is very important. When I was an ICANN fellow,
> a mailing list was all that was required for online communication.
> Non-commercial and more private alternatives must be available, especially
> with ICANN's resources, and Siranush's experience. Also ccing Siranush. I'm
> glad this is being addressed. Thanks. ginger
>
> Virginia Paque
> DiploFoundation
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Normally fellows are encouraged to participate in social media for
>> experience sharing to somewhat promote the program.
>>
>> That said, I agree that the choice of word used by staff seem to imply a
>> compulsory requirement but I want to believe it's a lower "r" kindof
>> requirement and they really don't mean it as such.
>>
>> When I was a fellow there used to be a 7am fellows session(I think it
>> still happen) and I will hear Mama J say things in the line of "coming
>> promptly is a requirement.... don't try me guys". While we don't want to
>> see the red part of Mama J, some of us that goofed occasionally, found that
>> it was rather important and in our interest to be prompt as there wasn't a
>> checkbox that we ultimately has unchecked (if any). So being a requirement
>> became more of a secondary thing, the value one get(or may loose) in not
>> attending became primary.
>>
>> Overall there are good advantage and bonding that happens via social
>> media but ofcourse it should remain optional. I think it's good to note
>> this to staff and should be a minor thing to fix.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Sent from my mobile
>> Kindly excuse brevity and typos
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2017 8:23 PM, "thomascovenant" <thomascovenant at thomascovenant
>> .org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am writing about a general matter that can still be quite important to
>> some.
>>
>> I respectfully disagree with making Facebook obligatory for ICANN
>> Fellowship program participation, yet it doesn't seem possible
>> to question this decision.
>>
>> Further, the decision to deny fellowship to those who do not comply with
>> Facebook demand makes no sense to me.
>>
>> I would welcome diverse participation of FOSS community, privacy
>> activists and ethical hacking communities in ICANN work. It can be very
>> valuable.
>>
>> I don't want any single fellow be forced to compromise their principles
>> in order to make volunteer contribution to ICANN work (please read the
>> links below).
>>
>> At the moment this is solved by forcing to register under a false name,
>> which is not the right thing to do on behalf of a large organization.
>>
>> Alternative means of communication should be easily available to those
>> who ask for them, minor detail of communication platform should not be
>> the reason to discourage volunteer work.
>>
>> We also have Chinese and Iranian fellows. Some countries impose FB
>> cencorship (wiki link below), which can also be an issue...
>>
>> What are your thoughts on this general subject? And how a good solution
>> can be found?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Dina Solveig Jalkanen,
>> grateful for technical fellowship to ICANN60
>>
>> Resources:
>>
>> FB Censorship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook
>> Some information about Facebook from Richard Stallman:
>> https://stallman.org/facebook.htm
>> http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook
>>
>> From public Fellowship emails by Siranush Vardanyan
>> Fellowship Program Manager, Public Responsibility Support, ICANN:
>>
>> "Last but not least: Social Media I will be creating an ICANN60 Facebook
>> page which is a required participation for this program.
>> Those who do not have Facebook page, please, create one, as you will be
>> asked to join ICANN60 Facebook page."
>> --
>> * * *
>> Friendly geek in Amsterdam, FSFE Fellow
>> https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant
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