[governance] Questions for the Candidates

Carlos A. Afonso ca at cafonso.ca
Sat Dec 5 17:22:29 EST 2009


Adam & Rui, you asked for it... :)

--c.a.

Yehuda Katz wrote:
> Adam & Rui,
> 
>> who are you?
>> Are you some kind of HR expert?
> 
> Current Station: 
> National Security Agency (NSA)
> Sr. Advisor IO [SC: C/S/TS/SAP]
> SIGINT/FISINT
> 
> I'm your Supervising Case Worker,
> This list is our Asset.
> 
> -
> 
>> 1. What is your general perspective on the dynamics between the: U.N., Icann
> et. al. (Incl. IANA, RIR, etc.), Multinational Corporations, Nation States, and
> The People.
> 
> The 'general perspective' is that: We all participate in a 'game' as mapped by
> modern Game Theory.
> ( equilibrium concepts: Downs, Brams, Tsebelis, Grossman & Helpman,
> Austen-Smith, and Banks)
> The Players listed above interact in various 'plays', which determine the
> 'Types of games' being played.
> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory#Types_of_games].
> 
> I choose the word "dynamic" because that's what it is. It a real-time event.
> For example, Google (a Multinational Corp.) yesterday announced DNS Services.
> It will change the game significantly, several postulations have already been
> made and some yet to be mentioned. That in its self influences the Game.
> [Ok... for example: Say Google offers 'DNS Filtered Services'? kind of a
> Net-Nanny that Consumers elect and pay for. What becomes of the 'meaningful
> context' of Censorship? of which the IGF is poised to combat.]
> 
> I'm looking for a feasible 'Social-Contract' solution, 'Game Rules' of the
> Dynamic if you will.
> 
> I pose the Question to the Candidates, to understand other grasp on Internet
> socio-political socio-economic dynamics.
> 
> 
>> 2. What has been your most significant contribution to the Internet, to date?
> 
> Offering [IG]Forums, and Security to [IG]Internet Forums.
> 
> -
> 
> Boyz, I feel the questions I ask are fair. 
> 
> Bio's are not enough, an explanation of the Candidates Agenda and Abilty is
> quite reasonable to ask, when particularly they are eliciting ones Vote.
> An absence of that information can lead to a means of completing an ulterior
> motive contrary to that of the IGC/IGF. 
> 
> Several have already taken advantage of this and are now members of Icann's
> "Shadow Elite".
> 
> If the Candidates don't want to answer the questions, I would question their
> Candidacy.
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