[Chapter-delegates] BoT Elections : Mohamed El Bashir - Questions & Anwsers

[John More]

+1

John

> On Apr 11, 2016, at 11:52 AM, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <crg at isoc-cr.org> wrote:
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> On 11 Apr 2016, at 8:05, John More wrote:
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>> From what I can see, the creation of the ChAC is already have a beneficial effect.  Chapters and Chapters leaders have more of a place to focus efforts.  As a former professor of Roman history, I would also agree that Rome was not built in a day.
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> But the use to tax their colonies heavily and hire their soldiers for defending the new borders……..
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> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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>> ISOC lists are useful, but I do find over the years that they can be distorted by participants who bring with them too much historical memory.  IMHO one of the benefits of the ChAC is that they can prepare surveys, which can be better able to elicit the concerns of the Chapters.
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>> John More
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>>> On Apr 11, 2016, at 9:56 AM, Peter Koch <pk at ISOC.DE> wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 03:22:22PM +0200, Bert Wijnen (IETF) wrote:
>>>> +1.
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>>>> On 11/04/16 13:20, Richard Hill wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for this. Here is my transcription of what Bob said:
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>>>>> ?One thing that I?m very excited about the [Chapters] Advisory Council is
>>>>> that it will be the voice of all the chapters. I have a
>>>>> lot of personal experience about E-Mail lists and sometimes you hear from
>>>>> some people but you don?t necessarily hear from all of
>>>>> them. I believe that the Advisory Council can present a global view, a
>>>>> view of all the chapters, so I think that that will be very
>>>>> good.?
>>>>> 
>>>>> For what it is worth, I agree with Bob.
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>>> I am not sure I understand the issue.  Is this a question of tools or
>>> a question of discussion style or a question of composition of the
>>> "committee" (be that this list or the AC)?
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>>> Mailing lists might have their deficiencies, but from all I've seen,
>>> "social" media do not necessarily encourage in-depth, nuanced debate
>>> in any better way.
>>> The superficial "+1" style that has found its way into email as well
>>> (not looking at anyone in particular) may increase numbers and thus
>>> broaden the basis, but only as long as you are a a believer in quantity.
>>> 
>>> -Peter
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>>> PS: and apologies to Mohamed El Bashir for carrying him along off-thread
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