agree, much better.
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On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think the term you are all looking for is
factotum
Thanks,
Donald
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On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Dale R. Worley <worley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree with John and Ted that while "leader" often has the
> connotations of boss or controller, its actual meaning is quite broad,
> really only limited to "when this person does or says something,
> others pay attention to it as being important". All other proposed
> terms seem to imply certain *specific* powers, which may not be
> accurate for all of them.
>
> Now, as long as the audience for these announcements is the
> memberships of the various organizations involved, the terminology
> doesn't really matter. IETFers know what the role of the IAB Chair
> is, and the roles of the other "leaders" (if they care). And such
> meetings help to coordinate efforts that are of common interest.
>
> It gets more interesting if the organizations are collectively
> attempting to increase their influence in what is called "Internet
> governance", the mass of laws, treaties, customs, business
> arrangements, etc., etc. that altogether determine how the Internet
> actually works from the point view of users. Of the seven bullet
> points mentioned in the announcement, six of them seem to be of this
> nature. For instance, "Preparations for the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary
> Conference".
>
> >From that point of view, some care needs to be taken to ensure that
> the words that are used support the political influence that is
> desired.
>
> Dale
>
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