Don't confuse me with other chronic "people" .... I am not looking for mystical bodies here.

If you dont see that the realm that ICANN covers is intricately related to a host of other matters that are best dealt with in the same conceptual space, even if different entities may have jurisdiction or authority over them and will require our addressing different bodies in a coordinated way then perhaps you cant see the big picture.

I dont know how to take your tone, and that underscores my point regarding 1) building trust (which you never bother to address) and 2) the spirit in which an organization is constituted (also not of interest to you, apparently).

I dont know what boundaries you think you are protecting. Show us where it is stated in any document that a RALO cannot coordinate among members on any matter it deems worthy? Or is that the manner you would like it to take shape?

I find it distressing to see this willingness to divide issues which belong together and which deserve treatment (and public education) in related context, even tho as I have stated above, they fall under different bodies.

None of your comments demonstrate any necessary restriction on the RALO doing as I have suggested, you are merely expressing a position you have some stake in.

It would be much better for all if you were clear that your statements are just an expression of that position, not a matter of fact.

Clearly, if you differentiate between what circumscribes any as yet unformed RALO and how you think it should be circumscribed, we wouldnt need to have this conversation in this way, and certainly not in this tone.

But I suppose it is important to get a look at what positions the active parties hold.

On 2/7/07, John L <johnl@iecc.com > wrote:

For some reason, people chronically want to endow ICANN and its related
sub-organs with mystical properties that have nothing to do with reality.
All ICANN does is manage the DNS top level domains and some other geek
stuff. Really.

If you want to set up an organization that does other important stuff,
that is a fine idea, but don't confuse it with a RALO.

R's,
John