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ICANN Ditches Public Participation

Posted by michael on from the time-to-rebel dept.

Ziest writes "The AP is reporting that ICANN, who is meeting in Shanghai, has voted to eliminate direct elections to its board of directors." See also does-not-exist.org. It's not as if this is recent change -- just the last step in a long process.

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  1. FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post on this lovely Samhain evening? I think so?

    1. Re:FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    2. Re:FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      rivers of honey don't flow in winter.

    3. Re:FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      the site doesn't flow too well either. his god lacks sufficient bandwith. conversion aborted.

  2. Kindly to be fucking off, dickweed. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know it IS a troll everyone, but...

    Fuck off. I wasn't trolling. I was asking a legitimate question. The editors are the real trolls (especially michael).

  3. Important Stuff: by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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    Is my "karma" gone yet?

    Cool!

  4. I would say something insightul... by The+Bungi · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    But what's the point!

    Is my "karma" gone yet?

    Cool!

  5. Re:Can anyone explain why this is significant? by The+Bungi · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    KARMA WHORE

    Please mod this down, 'cuz I said so.

    k?thx!