[At-Large] ALS lists - why no public archive?

[Adam Peake]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but looking around the ALAC site 
information about ALS is pretty lacking.  Particularly, why aren't 
the ALS mailing lists archives visible to non-members?

If ALS exist to support "individual Internet users' informed 
participation in ICANN..." etc etc, how can they do this if the ALS 
lists are closed, if we can't see how policy is made, with what 
degree of support, who was involved.  What are the ALS doing?

Not suggesting ALS lists should be open to non ALS members, but if 
their recommendations, and "bottom up" policy represented by ALAC in 
ICANN is to be taken seriously, then there should be transparency.

Thanks,

Adam