[governance] Drop ALAC altogether??

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vittorio Bertola [mailto:vb at bertola.eu]
> In addition to what Jacqueline already said, the viewpoint/interest of
> the average Internet user and the viewpoint/interest of the academic and
> NGO groups that make up the NCUC (and a good share of the ALSes as well)
> do not always coincide.

As Alejandro explained, the NCUC is confined to domain name issues whereas ALAC is supposed to cover all the issues of ICANN. 

Aside from that, Vittorio's explanation is another example of how badly conceived the ALAC is. There is no such thing as "the views of the average Internet user." There is a vast variety of conflicting views, as VB's discussion of Whois illustrates. So it makes no sense to have ALAC structured as if it were a constituency with relatively homogeneous views, analogous to a "trademark holders" or "registries" constituency. It does, however, make sense to give ALL of the at large members an opportunity to vote. 


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