RE: [gnso-arr-dt] Revised Draft ARR Letter

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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registries account for over 93% of ICANN's revenue.  It is a well
established fact.  At-Large members pay fees via registrars and do not
contribute anything directly.
 
I couldn't find literatures in the dictionary but if you want to leave
it fine.
 
We really need to send this out now, even if more edits are needed
later.
 
Chuck


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        From: William Drake [mailto:william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:04 AM
        To: Rosette, Kristina
        Cc: Caroline Greer; Gomes, Chuck; gnso-arr-dt@xxxxxxxxx
        Subject: Re: [gnso-arr-dt] Revised Draft ARR Letter
        
        
        Hi 

        On Jan 19, 2010, at 11:35 AM, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx>
<KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


                 
                One small edit: in the penultimative para, 1st sentence
should read: "...it is important..."


        Thanks for the catch, good to have eagle eyed editors around..

        On Jan 19, 2010, at 1:06 AM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:


                Nice job Bill.  Two minor, nonmaterial edits:

                1.      
                        In the 1st sentence of the second paragraph,
change "literatures" to "literature".

        But I'm referring to separate, distinctive literatures, not a
single body of thought.  Which was the point, a broader scan beyond the
one literature mentioned would have led to a different conclusion.
        

                2.      
                        The first sentence of the fifth paragraph says,
"Fourth, selecting just one member from each relevant of the AC/SOs (or
less, in the case of Security, Stability and Resiliency team) seems
especially problematic."  I think it should say, "Fourth, selecting just
one member from each of the relevant AC/SOs (or less, in the case of
Security, Stability and Resiliency team) seems especially problematic."

        Ditto the above


                I approve this draft and suggest that Bill send to it to
the Council list as soon as possible with a request that all Councilors
forward it to their respective groups immediately for review and
discussion, noting that the Council will have to finalize the comments
on 28 January.


        Ok, but before doing so, I think we need to address Kristina's
points:
        


        On Jan 19, 2010, at 4:58 AM, Rosette, Kristina wrote:


                Apologies for belated comments.  This looks great.  Many
thanks to you all for drafting.  
                 
                I have two questions:  1) What is the point we are
trying to make regarding alternates?  Are we simply raising the
possibility without taking a position?    I was not entirely clear on
that. 


        Sorry, the idea of alternates was raised on the call but nobody
really argued that we should definitely propose this, and one can
readily imagine objections to/issues with the approach.  Moreover, if
there were alternates, one could argue (not persuasively, but still...)
that this makes the need for multiple GNSO participants less important.
So the wording was intended to put the idea on the table as something
that might be considered without implying it might be a substitute for
multiple slots.  If people think it doesn't work and it'd be better to
make it a stand-alone recommendation, we can do that, let me know.


                2)  Are we comfortable that the 90% number is correct?
I ask only b/c I would have thought that persons encompassed by ALAC
would have accounted for more.


        I have to defer to Chuck here, it's his number and suggestion.
Obviously, there are registrants (and non-registrants) in both GNSO and
ALAC, some people (e.g. me) participate in both spaces, and some people
are nominally represented by both even if they're not active
participants, so putting people into mutually exclusive boxes doesn't
work and such language can be viewed as murky from some
perspectives...Thoughts?

        Bill