RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] process

[Milton L Mueller <mueller@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> report. The majority has full right to consider crap the [economist]
> report (although I would welcome a gentler term in the WG report), but has not
> the right to eliminate the fact that the [economist] report was produced,
> presented and discussed.

You are 100% correct. However, the reason some people are trying to sideline 
the report is that they have no basis for believing it is crap; its suggestions 
have not been adequately refuted or even debated by these very same people who 
want to suppress it. 

> My question to the people who oppose the [economist] report is: "What
> would be the harm in providing the report as annex, while in the text we
> indicate that the WG has a majority against the report?".

This is a very reasonable position. However, before the majority can say they 
are "against" the report, they would have to produce some reasons - and none of 
them can! So I guess they would just prefer to bury it. 

> I confess that I don't understand why this solution could not be
> acceptable.

I hope I explained why ;-)