Hi David

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 3:15 PM David Mackey via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> wrote:

I don't want to add to the specifics of the .ORG/ICANN event, but I believe At-Large should remain vigilant against unaccountable and untransparent policy processes.

Personally I think ALAC's (utter lack of) voice during that incident was disgraceful, but that's long past and I am loath to relitigate.

I was on a zoom call this week where Roger McNamee used the phrase "the hood ornaments of public participation". He was referring to organizations like IETF, W3C, etc, not ICANN specifically, but if not careful, ICANN At-Large can turn into a "hood ornament of public participation". It's a valid concern.

You may not know me very well 🙂. I have long had the stance that such "hood ornament" status already exists for ALAC; we passed the "valid concern" phase long ago. ALAC makes lots of noise about trivial and irrelevant things while ignoring what end users really need from ICANN.

OTOH, I've been at IETF meetings. ICANN is incapable of the levels of inclusion found at the IETF. which cleverly enables technical and public interests to hold their own against corporate and political interests. I have no problem trusting the process of IETF to act in the public interest. I haven't had such a level of trust in ICANN for a long time.

- Evan