Dear colleagues,
Thank you for the thoughtful discussion. I fully agree with Tijani’s view that all gARG members must be completely free of any conflict of interest. Allowing someone to simply step aside for one application while staying on the team may raise concerns about fairness and trust. We need to avoid any risk of having our objections questioned or dismissed because of perceived bias.
Resignation in such cases shows we are serious about transparency and accountability. We have many capable community members who can step in when needed, so losing one person would not harm our process. Our strength lies in how carefully and fairly we work.
Warm regards,
Joanna
_______________________________________________On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via At-Large <at-large@icann.org> wrote:The modus operandi of gARG members should be: "If in doubt, resign."Not only am I agreed, frankly I'm surprised that this is at all controversial. Our community has among us many totally unconflicted community members who are capable of serving the role.At-Large has had many accusations of double-dipping: that is, people involved with contracted parties who -- since everyone is an end-user -- attempt influence both here and through other ICANN communities. This phenomenon should be resisted wherever it's revealed.- Evan
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