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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks Paul,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>What about my argument (made concerning Internet users) that I made in my blogpost on <a href="http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/internet-justice-a-meme-whose-time-has-come/">Internet Justice</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i>Much of the discussion to date has focused on “Internet users” as the most general category. The problem with this of course, is that it excludes those and still a majority of the world’s population – who, for whatever reason are not able or willing to use the Internet. Meanwhile, given the global reach and penetration of the Internet even those currently unable or uninterested in “using” the Internet are equally impacted by it. Based on simple principles of democratic participation even they should have some say in how the Internet is deployed and managed in relation to matters of most general concern.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i>We are all now citizens of an Internet-enabled world whether we are “users” or not.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText>M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net [mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net] On Behalf Of Paul Wilson<br>Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 9:31 PM<br>To: michael gurstein<br>Cc: 'Nnenna Nwakanma'; 'Governance'; bestbits@lists.bestbits.net<br>Subject: Re: [bestbits] What is 1Net? Blog post by Paul Wilson of APNIC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks Nnenna.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Michael,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>When I mention "Internet community" (or "the community") I am referring to the multistakeholder community in the broadest sense, including any and all Internet stakeholders, whether individuals or organisations. I tried to make broad inclusion clear enough in all references, but I suppose it is useful to clarify this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Paul.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>On 30/11/2013, at 5:27 AM, michael gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>gurstein@gmail.com</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Thanks for the pointer to this very interesting post Nnenna.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Paul uses the term “Internet community” in several places and I’m curious what he means by it…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> I have a feeling that we may not all have a similar definition (or that our definitions are evolving) and that that might be one reason why our discussions often go off the rails—we have different conceptions of who the audience or target group is for various of the policy issues that we address from time to time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> (I provided my own definition in my current blogpost, but I’m not sure that everyone here agrees with mine J and of course ISOC, ICANN, IETF also all use the term “Internet community” and if those folks also want to chime in it would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> From: <a href="mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net</span></a> [<a href="mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>mailto:bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net</span></a>] On Behalf Of Nnenna Nwakanma<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 8:21 AM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> To: Governance; <<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: [bestbits] What is 1Net? Blog post by Paul Wilson of APNIC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Just published here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/2013112_what_is_1net_to_me/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.circleid.com/posts/2013112_what_is_1net_to_me/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> N[MG>] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> ____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>