Re: [NA-Discuss] [At-Large] Geographic diversity in the NARALO
On 19/05/07, John L <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
As to your point about relative population, this could have been said in other regions as well. China and India could have argued this point in Asia, others in LAC, others still in Europe. Nobody has done so.
Right. All of the other regions have more countries than seats. NA is different.
How would that be different? The other regions seek to guarantee that no one country can monopolise the ALAC seats. That is what the provisions they have adopted effectively does. It would have the same effect in North America.
English-centric. I would ask you all to consider the message that would be sent if North America were to adopt less diversity guarantees than any other region.
No other region has language that guarantees seats to specific countries. That's about the most anti-diversity approach I can imagine.
That's one way to interpret it. The other is that requiring different countries to be represented guarantees that BOTH countries in the region have a seat at the table.
R's, John
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I would ask you all to consider the message that would be sent if North America were to adopt less diversity guarantees than any other region.
Um, that we're doing what the RALO process is supposed to do, making the RALO meet the unique characteristics of our region? Or is this a trick question? I hope you're not saying that the RALOs are supposed to solve ICANN's historic PR problems. R's, John
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