I too am grateful for the light on this matter. The objections to certain applications are clearly unwarranted. The At Large Commnunity would be ill-served by the exclusion of certain of the recent applications. -Michael On 4/19/07, Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> wrote:
Thanks for shedding some light on the noise, Jacob.
Looking at this text, I can see some possible ambiguity and overlap. An NPO with a membership base could conceivably find itself under either process.
Then again, I note that the chair of NCUC is Milton Mueller, the person Danny quoted as saying the whole process was hopeless. I prefer not to be part of a body that has declared itself impotent.
In this unwritten context, I see the ALAC/RALO process in an opportunity to start fresh, without the whiny civil society baggage. Given the nature of some comments on this list, it may be inevitable that some of this baggage will find its way into the NARALO, but we can do our best to keep the attitude positive and advise rather than confront. Still, on paper there does seem to be some overlap, Jacob. Perhaps some clarity is in order regarding different kinds of member organizations, and what body would be appropriate for each.
Could you possibly elaborate a little on the specifics of the GNSO; it appears that the NCUC is focused on policy related specifically there, while the ALAC/RALO process has a wider scope. Is this accurate?
- Evan
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