Re: [alac] Announcement list?

[Wendy Seltzer <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, we should have an alac-announce list where members of the 
interested public can sign up for infrequent announcements, such as 
mailings when we're seeking public  comment or have some new 
development to report.  All part of our role in informing the public 
of ICANN's activity.

Thanks.
--Wendy

At 23:37 +0200 4/21/03, Thomas Roessler wrote:
> Denise,
>
> I'm starting to lose track of what kinds of comments are archived
> publicly, and what aren't.  As far as I see, we still don't have any
> publicly archived public comment submission address.  Is that
> correct?
>
> From experience in the DNSO (and GNSO), publicly archived comments
> are quite useful when you're actually interested in getting
> opinions, and keeping a clear record of opinions received.  It helps
> possible commenters to see what issues have already been raised by
> others, and it also encourages them since it provides for a specific
> way of, in fact, talking to the public.
>
> PROPOSAL: Unless I'm missing an existing archive of a public comment
> address, I'd hereby propose to archive everything sent to
> alac-comments, to make that archive public, and to use a separate
> address (like alac-comments-private) for private comments -- if
> these are needed at all.  (Which I, quite frankly, doubt.)
>
> (Setting up this kind of archive is a technical no-brainer.)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Thomas Roessler                 <roessler-mobile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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