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<div>hi,</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>I apologise for not having reacted earlier. One thing that contributed to my delay, however, was that the implications really became clear to me as the issue was being discussed in LA. Before that I had a nagging feeling of discomfort but could not quite put words to it. It was engaging in conversation during that meting and listening to some of the things that were said while in the GAC meting that brought that nagging feeling to the forefront and gave it voice.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I think this is one of the reasons why I felt that the GNSO council should not be in a hurry to finalise this before seeing what the other involved organisations were thinking. I thought it was really good that we had a public draft on the table, but did not see the need to finalise it until we had seen the full extent of the topic.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>That, and sometimes I am slow and it takes me a while to really understand what I am thinking and why, especially when I am busy understanding and explaining council's views to the community at large.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Again, apologies for the delay.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>a.</div><div><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><div><div>On 20 nov 2007, at 13.06, Gomes, Chuck wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">I do have one gripe though.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Why weren't these concerns communicated in</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">L.A. or sooner?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I firmly believe that it is perfectly acceptable and in</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">fact needed for the chair to provide personal input as long as it is</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">identified as personal input.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Not doing that, leads to delayed</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">completion of our work as we see in this case.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I hope that we won't</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">repeat this in the future.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In my opinion it is always better to raise</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">concerns as early as possible in the process to maximize the use of our</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">time.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>