[alac-comments] Reply noted

[DannyYounger@xxxxxx]

Hello Denise,

Thank you for your response.  I appreciate being told that "The comment 
period for draft At-Large Structure criteria/process and RALO guidelines has 
been extended" -- although I haven't noted any discussion amongst the members 
of the ALAC leading up to this decision...  of course, I wouldn't ever 
presume that you are now making these decisions arbitrarily on behalf of the 
Committee (as that would certainly be an abuse of process).  

Let me thank you for the offer to post my remarks, but no thanks.  The 
activity of re-posting is truly not too burdensome, but I am reticent to use 
a forum controlled by the ICANN Staff (as I have noted the prior closure of 
members.icann.org and have witnessed your complicity in the closure of ALSC 
forum).  Frankly, and I hope you won't take this in the wrong way, from my 
perspective you can't be trusted .

It was the recommendations of your Committee (you served as Executive 
Director of the ALSC) that led to the elimination of publicly-elected 
At-Large directors [Whereas, the Board agrees with the reservations expressed 
in the ALSC Final Report about the validity and practicality of global online 
elections...] -- so, I am not keen on your continued "assistance" in At-Large 
efforts.  This kind of help I can do without.  

Candidly, I also don't appreciate the fact that after the Accra Resolution 
(which called upon the ICANN community to devote sustained energy to the 
creation of At Large structures), you had in your possession a list of 6000+ 
names and addresses of At-Large members, yet you refused to make that list 
available to those that were attempting to rebuild the At-Large.  

Finally, with regard to respecting the need for private comments, I will note 
that while all the public comments on the ALSC Forum were 100% in favor of 
seating a minimum of nine At-Large directors, your Committee somehow found a 
"consensus" for a reduced number of At-Large directors (no doubt, this was 
your "private" comments at work).  But if you prefer your private back-door 
dealings moreso than the open and transparent public record, who am I to 
stand in your way?  

Best wishes,
Danny