[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: CS IGC IGF Statement

[David Allen]

At 11:56 AM -0400 5/19/06, Veni Markovski wrote:
>At 11:47 AM 19.5.2006 '?.'ööÑ¶Ü  -0400, David Allen wrote:
>>I am unclear how this was released as a caucus 
>>statement, without at least a little prior 
>>consultation.  I can imagine a group present in 
>>the meeting who put something together and then 
>>present that as their position, 'by that 
>>group.'  But the caucus as a whole?
>
>David, you are not reading what Wolfgang says, 
>he said "on behalf of the present members of the 
>Caucus" - so, I asume they have talked to each 
>other in Geneva.

I am afraid, Veni, that the statement we receive 
as an attachment - presumably in fact that heard 
in and by the Consultation - does say 'members of 
the Internet Governance Caucus.'  Not 'present 
members.'  The 'present' terminology was used to 
transmit the statement to the list - that does 
not accord with the written and presumably 
presented text.  The statement itself says 
otherwise.

>
>>The text says  That does not effectively 
>>distinguish from the Caucus itself, and it will 
>>not be heard as doing so by the uninitiated. 
>>Indeed, later text goes on to, for example, 
>>'The Internet Governance Caucus is pleased with 
>>...' and '... the Internet Governance Caucus 
>>sees the ...,' clearly statements for and from 
>>the caucus as a whole.
>
>But, I agree that they should have been more 
>clear than they were. However, whatever is done, 
>is done. Let's hope that from now on they will 
>be more careful.

Beyond careful, that sort of integrity is of the 
essence.  Without that, we can pack up our bags 
and go, certainly when it come to any credibility.

>
>veni

David

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