>ICANN seeks public input to its processes. Mailing lists have been a > common way to focus online comment,(posted 8896 days ago)There has been little intentional use of lists for that purpose.
> although they seem unwieldy for broad-based public participation >(too disjointed, not synchronous, etc.).
I have not seen this as the problem. In truth, there has been little substantive participation by the board on the public or semi-public lists. The real discussions have been in private.
> Even the more limited [names] list has had such problems where > > participants have found arguments and dialogues difficult to follow > and perhaps participate in.
You can't just jump into this pool and swim. It is a foreign language which requires time to acquire.
> Is there anything the Net can offer to help provide meaningful > public dialogue between the people who are in positions of > responsibility within ICANN and the at-large Internet community?
Voting/polling on issues.