<div><div>James, </div><div>I don't think anyone says that elections are not competitive. 5 people for 4 seats is a competition, isn't it? I participated in two calls, I submitted my statement, I am a very reasonable person and ready to answer any questions about my qualifications and position. </div><div>Niels question is very vague and basically asks me to make comparison with apples and oranges. How am I different from other candidates? In what exactly? Does having a PHD and years of experience in policy and law making makes and me different? Being a woman? My background of working in 4 countries? What am I comparing with what and in which context? </div><div>Again am very much open to any questions about my qualifications, about my position on any issues, anything. Even on comparing positions and qualifications. But then it shall be subject oriented and not "just give me something" question. </div><div>Warm regards </div><div>Tanya </div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Fri 25. Aug 2017 at 22:47, James Gannon <<a href="mailto:james@cyberinvasion.net" target="_blank">james@cyberinvasion.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I have to say this is concerning, are we saying that NCSG elections should not be competitive?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>That is something I would never support, yes there should be healthy competition amongst candidates on what skills, abilities and indeed bandwidth they bring to the table when vying for the memberships
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: question to the candiates<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_4632013205418358244m_-645908174708788048WordSection1">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am not sure what the goal of this question is but I don't think it's going to be an healthy one. Do you really want candidate A to say he/she can stay connected online than candidate B or that A has a masters degree which B doesn't have,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Once A is done with saying all that, you then expect B to prove him/her wrong or right and it becomes a debate which will eventually become a game of who has the bandwidth/resources/skills to talk more.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It's fine to ask about for their capabilities which may not already be captured in their SOI and use that to derive your individual opinion about them but not asking candidates to do a research on their opponents. Please don't put the candidates
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Aug 25, 2017 6:41 PM, "Niels ten Oever" <<a href="mailto:lists@digitaldissidents.org" target="_blank">lists@digitaldissidents.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<br>
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I was indeed asking what makes you stand out, or as Martin put it: what<br>
makes you different from other councilors.<br>
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We will need to choose, so perhaps can you help us make it a bit easier<br>
by helping us understand what the difference is among you.<br>
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Best,<br>
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Niels<br>
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On 08/25/2017 06:49 PM, Tatiana Tropina wrote:<br>
> Niels and all,<br>
> I agree with Martin on this. I had some troubles understanding your<br>
> question. There are plenty of things that make us all unique but at the<br>
> end it's shared values that bring us here at NCSG.<br>
> I would also have to make up the response to your question as I have to<br>
> have a deep knowledge of other candidates to claim my uniqueness.<br>
> Warm regards,<br>
> Tatiana<br>
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> On Fri 25. Aug 2017 at 15:34, Martin Pablo Silva Valent<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" target="_blank">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com" target="_blank">mpsilvavalent@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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> Niels,<br>
> If you are talking about what makes my position on public safety<br>
> unique, I would have to know more in deep other's positions. I’m<br>
> guessing if we all dig enough we are going to find different points<br>
> of view, but since we all share a common intuition is hard to guess<br>
> my uniqueness from them. I would have to force or guess a difference.<br>
> Or you were asking: ¿what makes us different from other councilors?<br>
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> Cheers,<br>
> Martín<br>
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>> On Aug 25, 2017, at 5:48 AM, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@FERDELINE.COM" target="_blank">icann@FERDELINE.COM</a><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:icann@FERDELINE.COM" target="_blank">icann@FERDELINE.COM</a>>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hi Niels,<br>
>><br>
>> I consider my positions on the issues at the core of what the NCSG<br>
>> advocates for – supporting a Domain Name System that is<br>
>> innovative, protects the global public sphere, and is reliable –<br>
>> to be normative and consistent with the positions that the NCSG<br>
>> and its constituencies have taken since inception. To the best of<br>
>> my knowledge I have not taken any positions which are<br>
>> fundamentally inconsistent with the NCSG's principles or mission.<br>
>><br>
>> However, outside of our core activities, there is one area where<br>
>> it is possible my views diverge from some other members. I tend to<br>
>> see things in transactional terms, so my position on the value of<br>
>> some ICANN-funded programmes could be influenced by what return on<br>
>> investment I see being generated. I would find it difficult to<br>
>> continue supporting a programme where I thought metrics were<br>
>> either lacking or revealing no justifiable return. Now whether, as<br>
>> a GNSO Councillor, I would have any involvement in determining the<br>
>> future of such programmes, is quite another question.<br>
>><br>
>> I hope this answers your question, Niels. As always, I am happy to<br>
>> expand upon my remarks or to answer any other questions.<br>
>><br>
>> Best wishes,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Ayden Férdeline<br>
>> Sent from ProtonMail Mobile<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:40 pm, Niels ten Oever<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:lists@DIGITALDISSIDENTS.ORG" target="_blank">lists@DIGITALDISSIDENTS.ORG</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lists@DIGITALDISSIDENTS.ORG" target="_blank">lists@DIGITALDISSIDENTS.ORG</a>>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>> Thank you very much candidates for your statements! All very<br>
>>> eloquent and spot on at the same time. The fact that the opinions<br>
>>> are also converging gives a lot of trust in this team. This do<br>
>>> beckons me to ask a follow-up question: Where is your position is<br>
>>> most divergent from the other candidates? In other words: what<br>
>>> makes you different? Not in terms of style, but in terms of<br>
>>> content. Thanks again very much in advance to the candidates.<br>
>>> Best, Niels On 08/23/2017 11:59 PM, Mike wrote: > Hi, > > I'm<br>
>>> just traveling at the moment, and without access to my laptop, so<br>
>>> I'll just give some quick thoughts. > > I think that public<br>
>>> safety is best guaranteed through a robust and reliable global<br>
>>> DNS, including reliable expectations of privacy, security, etc.<br>
>>> It always chaffs me a bit when people talk about the traditional<br>
>>> trade-offs between privacy and public safety, as that ignores the<br>
>>> enormous overlap between the two, and the fact that technologies<br>
>>> which guarantee personal privacy are also vital to our collective<br>
>>> security - guaranteeing a free press, secure financial<br>
>>> transactions, etc. > > Bringing this back to ICANN, I would be<br>
>>> very uncomfortable with any sort of cooperative relationship<br>
>>> between ICANN and law enforcement or security agencies, beyond an<br>
>>> educational role in sharing info about what ICANN is about, or<br>
>>> something like that. ICANN should do only what it is legally<br>
>>> compelled to do, and even that should be carried out with maximum<br>
>>> transparency, and with appropriate resistance (appeals) if<br>
>>> confronted with overbroad or unreasonable demands. > > TL/DR Come<br>
>>> back with a warrant. > > Michael Karanicolas > > > Sent from my<br>
>>> iPhone > >> On Aug 21, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Niels ten Oever __wrote:<br>
>>> >> >> Dear candidates, >> >> Would you be so kind to tell us what<br>
>>> you think ICANN's role is vis a vis >> public safety? >> >><br>
>>> Thanks in advance, >> >> Niels >> -- >> Niels ten Oever >> Head<br>
>>> of Digital >> >> Article 19 >> <a href="http://www.article19.org" target="_blank">
www.article19.org</a><br>
>>> <<a href="http://www.article19.org" target="_blank">http://www.article19.org</a>> >> >> PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4<br>
>>> A431 56C4 >> 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 -- Niels ten Oever Head of<br>
>>> Digital Article 19 <a href="http://www.article19.org" target="_blank">www.article19.org</a> <<a href="http://www.article19.org" target="_blank">http://www.article19.org</a>><br>
>>> PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 __<br>
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Head of Digital<br>
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