RE: [gnso-osc-ops] ICANN Staff Document on Abstentions

["Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>]

Makes sense to me too.

Ray

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From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:01 PM
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Subject: RE: [gnso-osc-ops] ICANN Staff Document on Abstentions


Good point, Avri.  I support your thesis on 'voluntary' if there has been
any engagement.

Kind regards,

RA

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc-ops@xxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Avri Doria
Sent: 2009-11-11 13:30
To: gnso-osc-ops
Subject: Re: [gnso-osc-ops] ICANN Staff Document on Abstentions



Hi,

Just to add a thought.

While I am rather resistant to the idea of decreasing the denominator  
for an abstention, I can see the possibility of extreme cases that  
might warrant it.  I like the stringent rules defined by Ken including  
the requirement for approval by the opposite house in those case where  
the SG group is not willing to require the vote. I  would, however,  
like to suggest an additional caveat  - if the person asking to make  
an abstention has ever uttered a single word, beyond the expression of  
their conflict of interest, during the discussions on that topic in  
either the council or any of its WGs then that abstention must be  
deemed voluntary.

a.