[NA-Discuss] [At-Large] "We can't be bothered to vote; so just send us the travel vouchers for Cairo"

[Jacqueline A. Morris]

Some are not always at the f2f- Thu wasn't at Paris...
But I understand your point. :)
also - yes, it is quite possible to be offline for an entire week. I was 
earlier this year when I was on vacation with my parents... also when I 
had to go to the bush for a meeting for 6 days- there was very little 
access and it was difficult to get to. Internet was really really hard 
to come by. Once I was at a venue for a retreat and it's a good thing I 
drove myself and didn't go in the transport - I had to drive nearly 20k 
to the village to get internet access on my blackberry! There were no 
internet cafes or anything! I'm sure people had internet, but I wasn't 
going to knock on a stranger's door and ask - hey can i use your 
internet? :)

I don't know how it is in Africa or in Vietnam... i just think they 
should be allowed to tell us why before we assume negative stuff.
But the stats are useful - thanks Staff!

Luv and hugs!
Jacqueline
Thompson, Darlene wrote:
> Question:
>
> Aren't these votes usually open for at least a week?  If so, then I just
> can't believe that 8 ALAC members would be off-line for an entire week.
> How time consuming is it to go on-line and vote?
>
> It is also a concern when the same names keep popping up again and again
> as non-voters and non-meeting attendees but are ALWAYS at the f2f
> meetings.
>
> I'm not as out-spoken as Danny but I am starting to become rather
> concerned.  I'd also like to thank staff for providing us with these
> stats.
>
> D
>
> Darlene A. Thompson
> Community Access Program Administrator
> Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of
> Jacqueline A. Morris
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:45 AM
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> Cc: NA Discuss
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] "We can't be bothered to vote; so just send us
> the travel vouchers for Cairo"
>
> Hi Danny
> Similar participation rate for the Vote on ratification of the Statement
>
> on GNSO Restructuring - 8 votes.
> Are ppl travelling or otherwise offline? I would look for reasons before
>
> assuming that they "decided to ignore" or didn't care to vote... Maybe 
> we should ask why before assigning negative reasons?
> Jacqueline
>
> Danny Younger wrote:
>   
>> In another fine display of participant zeal, eight ALAC members
>>     
> decided to ignore yet another ALAC vote -- this time on the Overview
> Report on the ALAC Review.  Those listed below (more than half of the
> ALAC) did not bother to vote:
>   
>> 1     Izumi Aizu   
>> 2     Annette Muehlberg
>> 3     Carlos Aguirre
>> 4     Jose Ovidio Salgueiro
>> 5     Hawa Diakite 
>> 6     Thu Hue Nguyen
>> 7     Vanda Scartezini
>> 8     Fatimata Seye Sylla
>>
>> Kudos to the ALAC Chair for the great results obtained under the new
>>     
> "Remedial" participation policy.  At this rate, the ALAC will be dead
> and buried soon.  
>   
>>
>>
>>
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