[Euro-board] [GTLD-WG] WG: Re: [ALAC-Internal] Fwd: Re: URGENT-ALAC statement on IRTP report

Patrick Vande Walle patrick at vande-walle.eu
Wed May 6 06:38:32 EDT 2009


For some reason, my mail server blacklisted the at-large mailing lists for
a few hours. Hence, my late reply. 

This being said, I am OK with Evan's suggested language. I guess my
diplomatic tone is a consequence of spending 15 years in the civil service
:-). 

Patrick

On Tue, 05 May 2009 18:06:46 -0400, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:
> Olivier wrote:
> 
>> Clearly, both your version and Patrick's version are similar in
>> essence. The interesting thing I am noticing is the cultural
>> difference playing here: whereas Europeans are softer and more
>> diplomatic in their approach, North Americans are sharper and, should
>> I say, more agressive in tone.
> While I appreciate the comments... I have a difficult time representing
> my household, much less my continent. :-)
> 
> Please be aware that my comments in that document are my own only and
> were not done in consultation with my RALO or ALS.
> 
> 
>> Both approaches have much merit. My prefernece would lean towards the
>> more agressive tone, an appreciation probably triggered by a mix of
>> anglo-saxon & gallic attitudes. :-)
> 
> I simply note that the text in many documents prepared by other
> constituencies -- and certainly the IRTP -- are more assertive than
> diplomatic in tone. I suppose that the style I used simply reflects an
> observation that we sometimes need to make special effort just to be
> heard amongst the various governments and financially-driven
> constituencies. As a result, we need to use stronger language so that we
> do not get brushed aside. Kurt Pritz's response to both myself and Rudy
> at the gTLD briefing in Mexico is a good example of what we need to
> confront -- those who work against the public interest appear to have
> little interest in diplomacy unless it is forced upon them.
> 
>> It would be good to hear from others, especially those who have much
>> experience in ICANN diplomacy. The comment period end on the 6th May
>> but futher comments can be left until 24th May (although we really
>> need this thing out by the 6th).
>> REMINDER: *** This is a vital point relating to the Camel's Nose ***
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel%27s_nose
> I agree completely.
> 
> - Evan
> 
> _______________________________________________
> GTLD-WG mailing list
> GTLD-WG at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>
http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gtld-wg_atlarge-lists.icann.org
> 
> Working Group direct URL:
> https://st.icann.org/gnso-liaison/index.cgi?new_gtld_policy

-- 
Blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/patrickvw 
Identica: http://identi.ca/patrickv



More information about the Euro-board mailing list