[NA-Discuss] Summary Minutes NARALO Teleconference 09 June

[Evan Leibovitch]

Danny Younger wrote:
> So, do Civil Society folk have the ability to work on-line and get things done?  I see plenty of evidence elsewhere that they can...
>   

Logic 101: The fact that "some can" does not equate to "all do".

In any case, lumping in At-Large as "Civil Society" has its own set of
flawed logical baggage...

> I don't support spending money on those who during most of the year have nothing to say, who won't work in an on-line environment to get things done, and who seem to think that ICANN owes them travel funding just so that they can get together for a few days three times a year, pontificate and come up with "Me Too" Statements.
>   
How utterly condescending.

> In a statement posted by the registrar's constituency yesterday to the Budget Forum the question is asked:  "How can you justify that the support for certain groups is disproportional with their contributions?"
>
> Apparently, I'm not the only one that holds such views.
>   
Yes, Danny, your view echoes that of the registar's community -- one
that stands to benefit the most from silencing public pushback on what
it has extracted from ICANN -- very well. Congratulations. Good company
you're keeping.

- Evan