<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div> Dear all,<br><br>Having been leading/moderating groups myself, and having been nicknamed "Iron Lady, Femino-faschist" and the like, I would like to remind us about some realities:<br><br><ol><li>The goal of this list is to facilitate discussion, with the aim of contributing to global Internet Governance</li><li>There are 100s on this list.. I dont have the latest figure and they all DO NOT have English as their first language. <br></li><li>It may not occur to some of us (or maybe our personal circumstances have led us to forget), Internet connection is STILL being paid by minutes in some places.</li><li>If you have to respond to a string of mails.. and after 6 - 10 posts, you are still not understood, maybe you should do a summar of your position and leave it at that.</li></ol><div style="color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I think the notice came in time.. <br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Best regards</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Nnenna<br></span></div></div><div><br style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br>Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants<br>Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development<br>Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820<br>Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| http://www.nnenna.org <br>nnenna@nnenna.org| @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-style:italic;"></span><br></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Daniel Pimienta
<pimienta@funredes.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 8, 2013 12:44 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [governance] Message to IGC/ was formal notice to Suresh<br> </font> </div> <br>
Although I have abstained to participate, I have followed this heaten discussion. Not because of the heat but because I do think what is at stake behind Mike Gurstein's questionning of the definition of technical and academic category is deeply meaningful at this historical stage of the Internet.<br><br>I have many years arguing that the historical leadership of "computers/telecom skilled people" on the Internet (which has been key in the success and absolutely deserve recognition) should be released and the relay be passed to "information skilled people". Why so? Nothing personal :-) (I am myself originally a "computers/telecom skilled person") ! The rationale is that at this stage of the evolution the main challenges are no more in the technical layers but rather in the upper layers (applications and information). This is why consider that librarians and other information skilled groups shall take more leadership in the Internet. Most of Mike's
argument fit in that vision.<br><br>Interpreting the past discussion and the official silence of ISOC in that discussion from this perspective may offer lights which go much beyond personal differences. Are we watching an homeostatic situation were a group is resisting changes which appear obvious? Is it a matter of establishment and new players to come in facing resistence to change?<br>===============<br><br>That said, the main reason of that note is to offer support to the current moderation team. Moderating virtual communities have been my main duty from 1988 to 2007 and i know in my flesh the challenges and difficulties when it comes to managing flaming situations. Most people have good will and wish to see the flame extinguishes at no human cost and that explain the avalanche of support to the Milton/Anriette statements. Yet the facts are clear if you take the moderator glasses and this is the role of Norbert and Sala.<br><br>During the heat the
main players where Mike, ISOC (which keeps silent), Suresh and IT4Change people.<br>Mike exposed stubbornly his position without personal attacks.<br>The only personal attacks came from one side and justify the moderator action.<br>It is indeed interesting that even when support was brought to him, Suresh kept the same attitude<br>(I cite : " while repeating my caution that the agenda being followed by it4change here is, longer term, entirely to the detriment of civil society at large.").<br><br>I have no personal hang-out against Suresh and I trust few twists of expressions would be enough for him to adapt to the current rules,<br>but my neutral spectactor vision is that the moderator are doing their job on that matter and the will of many to avoid turmoils is not<br>enough a reason to obliterate that fact and let them appear as the weak part of the situation which would be an injustice.<br><br>In solidarity with moderators :-).<br>Daniel<br>
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