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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As I've mentioned in earlier emails, I had problems with the earlier document and might have been interested in making sympathetic additions to this one but as it was, the invitation to contribute was apparently only for the form… And I'm wondering why those of us not in attendance were presented with a more or less complete document 40 minutes or less before it needed to be presented and particularly after some comments had already been made concerning the inability to participate in the earlier process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would have thought given the concerns expressed that those moving this forward would have at least attempted at a broader base of inclusion for this latter instance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net [mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nnenna Nwakanma<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> michael gurstein<br><b>Cc:</b> Avri Doria; bestbits@lists.bestbits.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bestbits] Last day of WTPF - drafting concluding statement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Michael<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>You were not the only one:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Who made comments<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Who may have suggested edits<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Who was denied access at the beginning of plenary<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Who got an invite after lunch (30-40 minutes before plenary)<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p>I was not in the original drafting committee because I am only participating remotely.. <o:p></o:p></p><p>The difference might have been that I have been closely following and most of the views DO EMBODY already known and agreed principles.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Nnenna<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:58 PM, michael gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com" target="_blank">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, if you are going to deny access when a comment is made, close off discussion, and provide no response to a comment... Why bother to send the invitation at all... there being roughly 40 minutes from the invitation going out to my being denied further access to comment (I didn't make any intervention into the text... my comment being an attempt to get further context prior to attempting to make a comment in the text itself...<br><span style='color:#888888'><br><span class=hoenzb>M</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net</a>] On Behalf Of Avri Doria<br>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:47 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a><br>Subject: RE: [bestbits] Last day of WTPF - drafting concluding statement<br><br>The document was closed to all who had been working at a point so that it would not be in flux as we entered the meeting.<br><br>michael gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>>Interesting. I just followed up on Jeremy's invitation. made a comment.<br>>and<br>>was subsequently tossed out of the discussion and am now denied access<br>>to making any further comments. Any explanation for this?<br>><br>><br>><br>>(<br>Avri Doria<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>