Re: The difference between At-Large and GNSO is that of focus (All of ICANN vs just GTLDs). Wrong and misleading. The primary difference is that the Board actually listens to the GNSO while it routinely disregards ALAC statements. There is substantially greater value to be found in directly contributing to the GNSO process than in contributing to the ALS/RALO/ALAC abomination. Why waste your time in a indirect ALS-to-RALO-to-ALAC-to-IGNORED-BY-THE-BOARD process when the most important policy recommendations are dealt within the GNSO by means of inter-constituency debate? Sure, you can pretend that the ALAC actually deals with addressing concerns and root server concerns, and ccTLD concerns, but most of us recognize that as pure malarkey. Just have a look at Working group activity in the ALAC and compare it to working group activity in the GNSO. The GNSO produces results; the ALAC doesn't. Most of the time individual ALAC members can't be bothered to discuss user issues on their own lists. The ALAC/RALO/ALS is model that is beyond repair. You'll be much better off hitching your wagon to the GNSO than continuing to support the current farce being played out here.