Some are not always at the f2f- Thu wasn't at Paris... But I understand your point. :) also - yes, it is quite possible to be offline for an entire week. I was earlier this year when I was on vacation with my parents... also when I had to go to the bush for a meeting for 6 days- there was very little access and it was difficult to get to. Internet was really really hard to come by. Once I was at a venue for a retreat and it's a good thing I drove myself and didn't go in the transport - I had to drive nearly 20k to the village to get internet access on my blackberry! There were no internet cafes or anything! I'm sure people had internet, but I wasn't going to knock on a stranger's door and ask - hey can i use your internet? :) I don't know how it is in Africa or in Vietnam... i just think they should be allowed to tell us why before we assume negative stuff. But the stats are useful - thanks Staff! Luv and hugs! Jacqueline Thompson, Darlene wrote:
Question:
Aren't these votes usually open for at least a week? If so, then I just can't believe that 8 ALAC members would be off-line for an entire week. How time consuming is it to go on-line and vote?
It is also a concern when the same names keep popping up again and again as non-voters and non-meeting attendees but are ALWAYS at the f2f meetings.
I'm not as out-spoken as Danny but I am starting to become rather concerned. I'd also like to thank staff for providing us with these stats.
D
Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca
-----Original Message----- From: at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jacqueline A. Morris Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:45 AM To: At-Large Worldwide Cc: NA Discuss Subject: Re: [At-Large] "We can't be bothered to vote; so just send us the travel vouchers for Cairo"
Hi Danny Similar participation rate for the Vote on ratification of the Statement
on GNSO Restructuring - 8 votes. Are ppl travelling or otherwise offline? I would look for reasons before
assuming that they "decided to ignore" or didn't care to vote... Maybe we should ask why before assigning negative reasons? Jacqueline
Danny Younger wrote:
In another fine display of participant zeal, eight ALAC members
decided to ignore yet another ALAC vote -- this time on the Overview Report on the ALAC Review. Those listed below (more than half of the ALAC) did not bother to vote:
1 Izumi Aizu 2 Annette Muehlberg 3 Carlos Aguirre 4 Jose Ovidio Salgueiro 5 Hawa Diakite 6 Thu Hue Nguyen 7 Vanda Scartezini 8 Fatimata Seye Sylla
Kudos to the ALAC Chair for the great results obtained under the new
"Remedial" participation policy. At this rate, the ALAC will be dead and buried soon.
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