[Mmwg] Mechanism proposition

[McTim]

Hiya Luc,

On 1/15/06, Luc Faubert <LFaubert at conceptum.ca> wrote:
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> Number of groups
> I don't think the idea of merging all parties in one group would be palatable to governments.

I don't care.

>
> Minimal number of members
> The limit of 1000 members could be 100 or 500, or > whatever we agree on, but the idea of the limit is  twofold: to prevent individuals who speak only for themselves to participate and to ensure a certain "barrier to entry"

Why put up a barrier?  Why can't I speak for myself??


>
> Accreditation
> The idea behind the accreditation process was to screen out illegitimate parties. Maybe this is too slippery a path. It could be difficult to define what is a legitimate party in a given forum. However, imagine that Al Quaida wanted to participate in IGF. What should we do?

Let them join, they use the Internet just like the rest of us!  Of
course, if they came to a meeting, they might be "disappeared" to
Guantanamo Bay.

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Cheers,

McTim
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