Comments on: Euralo selects first board and ALAC representatives

By: Thomas Roessler

Thomas Roessler — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:30:53 +0000

My response Patrick’s last remark (which I first saw in Wendy’s blog).

By: Patrick Vande Walle

Patrick Vande Walle — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:59:24 +0000

Wendy, I would like to point out the fact that the ICANN staff did an examplary job in trying to keep the process progressing, despite the perseverance of some to try to bend the rules to fit their own agenda.

In my opinion, the RALO model is fundamentally flawed in that it tries to bring together organizations with very different cultures, priorities and agendas.

Additionally, the regions model in ICANN is artificial, leading to a tendency to create sub-regions within the RALO.

In the end, all these strange bedfellows cannot live together. How can we make this better ? I do not have clear proposals yet. But indeed, the theorical RALO model does not work, once it is facing the day-to-day reality.

Some considered the ALAC review was coming too early, due to the fact that RALOs had just been established. The latest events prove that the review is most welcome now, if we want to change the model before it is too late.

By: Wendy's Blog: Legal Tags

Wendy's Blog: Legal Tags — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:03:25 +0000

ICANN’s At-Large Process: Exit, Without Voice…

ICANN seems to be out to re-prove Hirschman’s theories of exit, voice, and loyalty by driving all of its good people to exit rather than giving them meaningful voices. Thomas Roessler, a long-time advocate of individual users’ interests on the interi…

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:33:09 +0000

Hi Patrick
I understand that you are disappointed in the process that the EURALO used to select the first members of the organisation. But given that you have been active for so long and are such a valuable member of the community, I hope that you can put aside the bitterness and disappointment that you feel and continue to make your valuable contributions to the AtLarge community in ICANN. Personally, I hope that you will continue to give me and the rest of the ALAC the benefit of your knowledge, intelligence and expertise.