[ALAC] Minority statement for the IGO-INGO identifier protection PDP Final Report

Alan Greenberg alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Thu Nov 14 18:48:47 UTC 2013


And a newer version correcting two grammar problems (thanks to Evan 
for catching them).  Alan

At 14/11/2013 01:29 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:
>I have replaced the sentence in question with:
>
>>The collection of Recommendations with Consensus level or Strong 
>>support, taken as a whole, do not form a cohesive and consistent 
>>set of policies. Although each individual Recommendation received 
>>sufficient support, the net result is a set of Recommendations may 
>>be incomplete and perhaps even conflicting.
>
>and a footnote:
>
>>As an example, there may be cases where a strong protection is not 
>>recommended, but the recommendations may be silent on weaker forms 
>>of protection.
>
>
>aLAN
>
>
>
>At 13/11/2013 09:38 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>>Since these are modifications for clarity, I'll suggest one more. 
>>One bothered me and I now have a better idea how to express what it was.
>>
>>"If the Recommendations with Consensus level or Strong support were 
>>implemented, there is no assurance that they form a cohesive and 
>>consistent set of policies."
>>
>>I recall this statement being questioned by members of the working 
>>group, for it is difficult to parse. What I believe it intended is 
>>that the selection of resolutions that achieved Consensus are not 
>>together reflective of a single approach to the issue, and in some 
>>cases the statements that apparently have Consensus even seem to 
>>contradict each other.
>>
>>In light of this, I suggest this re-working of the line that is 
>>clearer and more direct to the point.
>>
>>"The collection of Recommendations with Consensus level or Strong 
>>support, taken as a whole, do not form a cohesive and consistent 
>>set of policies"
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>- Evan
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