Hello Bill, Re: "We think hard wiring will result in fragmentation within self-regarding silos, with people treating the NCSG as a mere shell within which they can pursue their stand alone agendas rather than feeling an incentive to work with the broader civil society community." There are several of us that regard the NCUC as a stand-alone silo focused solely on the privacy/freedom-of-expression agenda to the exclusion of all other topics. We have pointed to the oft-repeated failure of the NCUC to stand up for the registrant interest -- the failure to offer any recommendations whatsoever regarding the RAA amendments, and the failure to even join the working groups convened to deal with the matter. The NCUC clearly is not prepared to work with the broader civil society community on matters that concern the rest of us. I get the impression that you view the non-commercial world as some sort of homogeneous whole where people don't disagree on matters such as privacy -- on this point you are clearly mistaken. Many of us view your approach to privacy as a tool that further enables cybercriminality. While your group favors proxy registrations, some of us stand vehemently opposed to the concept... so why should our ability to secure our own representatives necessarily be tied into whether your contingent agrees with our views? The process that you have proposed is nothing short of a veiled attempt at capture. best regards, Danny