[arin-discuss] Food for thought: IPv4 accountability.

[Mike Horwath]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:03:07AM -0600, John Brown wrote:
> Hidden in the email below is a really important bit of data.

I saw the data, but is irrelevant in my opinion.

> Lots of people on these lists talk on the lists, but rarely if ever
> goto the actual meetings and work on the process.  Participation is
> more than a keyboard.  Its showing up and participating at the
> meetings.

...

> If 100 little ISP¹s showed up at the October meeting and was unified
> on their cause / statement, I suspect it would be HEARD LOUD AND
> CLEAR.

Mailing lists are more accessible and used than the meetings.

No requirement to be heard has ever been stated that you had to go to
a meeting physically to have your opinion on the table, your needs,
wants, and discussions aired.

It isn't 100 little ISPs, it is 100 ARIN members.  Size matters not,
we all supposedly have the same valued vote.

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