RE: [soac-mapo] OK, so what happens next?

["SAMUELS,Carlton A" <carlton.samuels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The MAPO call later today could be the basis for a consensus formulation 
defined.

 We are all agreed the status quo is noxious.  There are those of us who are 
unambiguously on the side of free speech; a string is a string is a string 
until some fool put an interpretation to it and we remain convinced that every 
fool has an unfettered right to remain foolish without burden to me. The issue 
is the compromise position.

So start thinking about what a smelly but barely palatable ‘middle ground’ 
posture could be.

Carlton

From: owner-soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Evan Leibovitch
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 10:41 AM
To: soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soac-mapo] OK, so what happens next?


The GAC has made its statement. Some preliminary discussions within At-Large 
have suggested that the sky has indeed not fallen and that this the GAC 
statement is more of an opening statement than a final decision.

The GAC statement calls for further discussion. Some will say that this is just 
a call to argue the details to implement what some (including myself) see as a 
draconian least-common-denominator approach to TLD strings, premitting only 
that which is not offensive to anyone. I disagree, and see this as at least an 
opportunity to engage and produce something that protects free speech (as we 
had been told in F2F meetings by many GAC delegates) as well as addresses fears 
expressed in the statement.

The only thing that nobody wants is the status quo, which is what will remain 
if we ignore the opportunity.

It appears to have been the consensus of the chairs of ALAC, GAC and GNSO that 
this mailing list is the appropriate forum for such engagement, yet I have seen 
nothing here since the immediate reaction to the GAC statement.

What is anyone waiting for? If the GAC is serious about wanting dialogue -- as 
it has indicated -- than it must be part of this conversation. Indeed, there 
must *be* a conversation.

- Evan