[governance] Inputs for synthesis paper

[Michael Gurstein]

I've invited you Sylvia and Jaco, to be "collaborators" on the document and
to enter in your own changes.

Best,

MG

-----Original Message-----
From: Sylvia Caras [mailto:sylvia.caras at gmail.com] 
Sent: August 31, 2008 10:59 AM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Subject: Re: [governance] Inputs for synthesis paper


I'm interested in seeing the Google docs format used this way.  I found it
easy to read through and we will all be able to see edits.

A suggestion that is philosophic not stylistic is whether to capitalize
'internet'.  I think we should not.  The internet technology seems to me no
longer a brand but rather absorbed into ordinary civil life and doesn't need
the differentiation.

More stylistic, I wonder about substituting 'foundational' for
'constitutional'.  The former seems to me more flexible and inclusive, the
latter stricter and more formal.  For rights, I am thinking about
overarching or underpinning rights, which then become implemented in
constitutions and laws and standards and ...  Cornerstone rights would also
work for me.

Please note that I am reading/writing with an American English mind/brain,
and how I react to terms may not be how others understand the words.

I too prefer shorter interventions.

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