It's really interesting that the most discussion in years has been about admin and organisational issues and not policy issues - the original post was ostensibly that the ALSes aren't commenting on policy issues. Maybe if a policy issue disucssion were started, we'd get this sort of participation now that we have so many more ALSes? Just a thought Jacqueline Quoting Izumi AIZU <aizu@anr.org>:
While working on the final stages of forming AP RALO, I tend to agree what Jeanette wrote below. Or, because I have been working on it, I see the chaleenges clearler.
And I also agree with quality vs. quantity discussion, yes quality is important and quantity is not the answer.
However, quantity was also seriously questioned - as to how much "representative" are thesee ALS - RALO - ALAC for global individual users? 95 is far from ideal, but still better number, I feel.
Now that external evaluation on ALAC is to be started, it's a good time to come up with answers to these questions and I hope we find better one this time. A user SO is certainly a direction worth to consider.
For that, ALAC has completed the "self-review" last year. It is available on ICANN wiki. I hope that will help our discourse to advance.
best,
izumi, still "interim" ALAC member
2007/2/8, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette@wz-berlin.de>:
Hi Vittorio,
This new setup of global + regional mailing lists where messages flow in all directions, though a bit chaotic, seems to have prompted many more interventions by ALS representatives. I am actually wondering whether we should rather have one single global list to this effect, keeping regional lists only for strictly regional discussions.
Some people have suggested just that for a long time. A global entity is much more encouraging and empowering, at least as long as participation is low. Regional sub-divisions should grow out of a global group, not the other way around.
jeanette
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