<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px"><div>Hi Chris,</div>
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<div>I've objected in the past to staff posting to this CCWG members list on behalf of others. To maintain consistency, I again do so here when the posting is done by a respected member of the Board. I do not know John Poole but what I do know is that he does not seem to have a SOI on file. That's an important accountability tool we use here and I do not want to see individuals bypass that requirement by using others, even Board members, to post on their behalf. </div>
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<div>Since we seem to want to link to articles today, even those of rather dubious uneven quality, I'll take the opportunity to link to a very perceptive article that appeared in Monday's Guardian by Emily Taylor:</div>
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<div>http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/21/icann-internet-us-government</div>
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<div>The key paragraph:</div>
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<div>"The community’s solution is for Icann to become a membership organisation. I agree that this is the only outcome likely to deliver accountability. It’s feasible, it gives backstop power to the community and is a well understood model common to many non-profits."</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>Ed Morris</div>
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<div><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>From</b>: "Chris Disspain" <ceo@auda.org.au><br />
<b>Sent</b>: Friday, September 25, 2015 1:39 AM<br />
<b>To</b>: "Accountability Cross Community (accountability-cross-community@icann.org)" <accountability-cross-community@icann.org><br />
<b>Subject</b>: [CCWG-ACCT] new blog</span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana'; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">All,</span>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Forwarded at the request of John Poole who cannot post to the list.</span></div>
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