+1 Barry although, similar to the domain investor participation in discussions of price, ideally interested parties would simply advocate in their behalf. Ideally, Jeff would just present his problem , rather than trying to represent it as a community issue and we would all be capable le of seeing the larger problem rather than focusing on whether his problem is our problem. Jonathan Zuck Executive Director Innovators Network Foundation www.InnovatorsNetwork.org<http://www.InnovatorsNetwork.org> Main: +1 (202) 827-7594 Direct: +1 (202) 420-7483 ________________________________ From: At-Large <at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of Barry Shein via At-Large <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 4:58:59 PM To: Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> Cc: at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Re: [At-Large] Parminder’s assertion of Conflict of Interest / Expected Rules of Behavior I don't really have a problem with CofI per se so long as it's disclosed and perhaps doesn't fall into some categories not directly related to the issue (e.g., someone trying to discredit a candidate because they just went through an ugly romantic break-up with them.) Who else is going to raise some of these issues but an interested party? Some altruistic by-stander? Yes we can all imagine impartial advocates but it's often an interested party who feels they were wronged and raises an issue. Interested parties often benefit from the righting of wrongs, that's kind of the point. CoI is more important when the person is not just acting as an advocate but has some sort of power to decide an issue (e.g., a board member.) -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo* _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.