On Aug 12, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Stewart Bryant wrote: > If I interpret what you seem to be saying, it is that you care > more for the micro-observance of IETF protocol, than > taking steps to avoid Internet governance being > transferred by government decree to a secretive > agency of the UN that runs by government majority. > > Is that a correct assessments of your priorities? Another possibility is that Dave simply wanted to start yet another process discussion, and he thought this was the appropriate time and thread for it. A corollary to Hanlon's razor is "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by bureaucracy". --Paul Hoffman, whose support for the proposal remains positive