<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151551"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151556" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151555"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151554"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151553"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151552" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> John Curran <jcurran@arin.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Lee Howard <spiffnolee@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> "<arin-consult@arin.net>" <arin-consult@arin.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, May 13, 2017 9:15 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [ARIN-consult] Community Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board of Trustees<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151563"><br><div id="yiv1138748663"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151562">
On 13 May 2017, at 8:15 PM, Lee Howard <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv1138748663" ymailto="mailto:spiffnolee@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:spiffnolee@yahoo.com">spiffnolee@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br class="yiv1138748663" clear="none">
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</div>> <chuckle> I can assure you that we have anything other than a complacent Board,
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151581"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151615">> or one suffering from “groupthink”… <br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'd started to soften my original message, but decided it was getting long without adding much value, and my message was unlikely to hurt Board members' feelings. ;-)</div><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151645"><br class="yiv1138748663" clear="none">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151657">> As you may recall from your time on Board, you know that I often would suggest that </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151658">> making a decision where there are highly contentious viewpoints was premature if time </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151790"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151678">> allows us to do otherwise, and instead suggest pursuing further research into points <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151756"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151701">Agreed; one of the best parts about serving on the ARIN Board is that the staff prepares so much information, so the Board is well-prepared for decisions without inefficiently researching independently. That sounds like it's risky, because Board members should be independent, but in practice the staff is thorough. <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151971"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_152002">That makes Board service educational, and I encourage people to self-nominate or find a friendly Member (MIGS) to nominate them.<br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151755"><br></div>> By way of example, the very topic of this consultation (expanding the Board size as one </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151776">> means of potentially improving diversity) has been discussed by the Board no fewer </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151763"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151778">> than 5 times previously <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151855"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151887" dir="ltr">I also saw a Suggestion from 2014 still on the docket in December 2016, with notes that it had been discussed regularly. <br></div><br></div>> why an even number of Board members is not particularly problematic, since in practice
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151899">> we don’t see many decisions that come down to be decided based on single trustee’s </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151951">> vote – that’s a good thing, since the Board making a decision on such a narrow margin </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151952">> would be amiss if time allows for more consideration. Making contentious changes to </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_152015">> ARIN’s registry services based on narrow margins is a perfect setup for later capricious </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151917">> reversal, with both our members and the entire Internet community suffering as a result. </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151945"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151944"><br class="yiv1138748663" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_152016">Completely agreed. A tied vote means no action. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_151946"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_152043">Lee</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494591579555_152017"><br></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>