On 3 November 2016 at 11:06, Johan Helsingius <julf@julf.com> wrote:
Not sure "there is a proper process for this, and we would really like
you to participate in it rather than try to bypass it" qualifies as
a blanket blow-off or open hostility.
They fully participated in the process once, and it failed them. I was part of a WG a few years ago that was examining requests from the Olympics and Red Cross. After months and months and thousands of person hours, the result was an impasse. No resolution, no appreciation of the nuance why some IGOs might warrant protection based on public trust (ICRC) but some might not (IOC). As a result, the lengthy process resulted in no protection for even the Red Cross, IMO a defeat for the public interst ... and, I imagine, no confidence among other IGOs of any better result if the same process (essentially unchanged since then) played out again today.
IOW, once upon a time, they played the game exactly as requested ... and got blown off. So I understand the unwillingness to repeat on the same terms.