As long as the group meets minimal, measurable criteria including evidence that there is support from a reasonable number of members from the community to be represented, they should be included. Chuck
-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:53 AM To: 'Council GNSO' Subject: [council] Impovements plan - a comment on the compositon of the OSC
Avri, re your concern about excluding constituencies in formation.
I will shortly be applying for a new constituency on behalf of the "Members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster" (ref: http://www.venganza.org/ )
I regard any cynicism as to this not being a serious application as an affront to my religious faith. See Dawson, Richard " The God Delusion" for an explication of the theological arguments.
I trust you will review this application as "serious" : ref' Doria, Avri " "I believe that once a serious group of organizers have declared themselves publicly.." )
Philip
PS I trust you see my point concerning the problem with any judgement of "serious".