[governance] CONSENSUS CALL RESULTS Re: Draft letter text

[Sonigitu Ekpe]

I think I buy into Adam's points and observations.

Thank you.

Sonigitu Ekpe Aji :-@ SEA

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On Oct 13, 2013 8:05 AM, "Norbert Bollow" <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> Maybe we can get input from someone from Brazil on this point?
>
> Drafting a formally correct salutation to appropriately address Madam
> Rousseff and Mr. Chehadé is totally outside my area of competence.
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>
> Am Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:52:18 +0900
> schrieb Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>:
>
> > The text of the letter is fine, I'm not sure of the purpose and value
> > of sending it, but the text itself is fine.
> >
> > What's incorrect is the salutation.  I'm no expert on protocol, but
> >
> > "Your Excellency President Rousseff and other representatives of the,
> > Brazilian government..." no!
> >
> > Your Excellency might be correct, Madam President if following the
> > U.S. style. But other representatives?  Who are they (why are they
> > there?)
> >
> > As others have said, from all we have seen about this initiative it
> > is a joint proposal of Madam Rousseff and Mr. Chehadé.  This mailing
> > list and others have been dominated this past few days by a thread
> > "Rousseff & Chehade: Brazil will host world event on Internet
> > governance in 2014".  The letter should be addressed to them both.
> > Madam Rousseff obviously first.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> >
> > >>> Your Excellency President Rousseff and other representatives of
> > >>> the Brazilian government,
> >
> >
>
>
>
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