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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><big>Hi,<br>
Sorry to disturb you.<br>
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I propose a new game for the week end.<br>
Let's imagine: Parminder and Milton (just as examples) both
alone on an isolated island, without any witness. And they try
to define what was the Internet, where they met in a past life.<br>
My own imagination is: neither of them would try to have the
other one losing face. Because it's unpleasant to dine with a
faceless man.<br>
Even they could find an agreement, because they have to hunt
together.<br>
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@+, Kind regards, Dom<br>
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Dominique Lacroix
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://reseaux.blog.lemonde.fr">http://reseaux.blog.lemonde.fr</a>
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Société européenne de l'Internet
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ies-france.eu">http://www.ies-france.eu</a>
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+33 (0)6 63 24 39 14</big><br>
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Le 27/04/13 18:22, Milton L Mueller a écrit :<br>
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What do you mean by this "game" Milton? I only ask because I think
process and this fora as a discussion platform is precisely indicated
for what Parminder is trying to do. Persuade.
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[Milton L Mueller]
If there were real efforts to persuade and build consensus, you would be right. That is the way to do it. That is not what is happening here.
As I said in my last message, I have raised numerous well-founded objections to definitions of the internet as a commons or public good. I simply pointed out that this issue has been discussed for nearly a decade, and that there were more nuanced ways of looking at it. No need to repeat myself for the third time here.
The point is, my observations were not followed by ANY attempt to modify the statement in a way that would resolve our differences.
If you are interested in persuasion, start trying to persuade.
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