Re: The Price Of Admission. Unacceptable.

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Patrik

Patrik Faltstrom wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Jeff Williams wrote:
> 
> >   Yep!  And this remains to be one of the single biggest problems
> > with their structure and leadership determination.  None of these
> > folks were ever voted on by a single stakeholder or any member
> > of the internet community.  Nor, was there ever a opertunity to do so.
> 
> I have never understood what you mean by "interet community"? I _do_ work
> for one of the largest ISPs in Europe, and the largest in Sweden. Possibly
> larger than many that exists elsewhere in the world. I was elected after
> an open process where anyone could give suggestions to the IAB nominations
> committee of what people to nominate -- and all of them was publically
> presented during the election process run by the IAB nomination committee.

  My meaning of the INTERNET COMMUNITY is any and all users or Domain
name holders.
> 
> I.e. you will have this problem _regardless_ of how you elect people to
> _any_ group. I don't understand how you will be able to have a more open
> process of voting in the Internet Community.

  It was done for our last presidential election nationally.  It can
also be done World wide for the internet community.
> 
> And, by the way, electing ISPs obly are wrong as well (as some people are
> fighting for). The ISPs are not the same thing as the people working with
> registrations, which are not the same people as the ones using the
> network.

  True.  But they are all a part of the Internet community.
> 
> I have so far not seen any procedure suggested which will give better
> ability for _users_of_the_Internet (not ISPs, not registration
> organizations) to have a say in who is elected.

  That is not that difficult of a task.  It was done, as I stated 
above for our national election.  It can be done for the world 
Wide web as well.  I am preparing a plan currently on how this can
be accomplished.  Stay tuned for details.
> 
>       Patrik Fältström   <paf@swip.net>
>       Tele2, Sweden

Kindest Rregards,
-- 
Jeffrey A. Williams
DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java Development Eng.
Information Eng. Group. IEG. INC. 
Phone :913-294-2375 (v-office)
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com