I am failing to understand what I sense is questioning of why we are providing input and even if we should provide input.
I should clarify - I am not saying you are questioning the input, but some of the discussion on the list certainly reads like it. Apologies if this could be read to mean otherwise.
We are in hallway mode again.
i am deeply saddened at the tenor of our discussion on this list. this is not the european cooperative culture which keeps me coming back to ripe after i have left the arin, apnic, ... communities. usually, i would assume it is the medium; email sucks. but we're all old dogs at this, and should know how to use email. and we're all old enough to be beyond second guessing as a sport. do we really feel the process is wrong and we were not heard when we reached consensus on the process? do we really question the integrity of the nomcom? do we really question the integrity of the nominees? i, for one, do not question any of these. sadly though, i am wondering if the tenor and negativity on this list should cause me to rethink my participation. randy