but the columns i've read from him are mostly comprised of fear mongering. it's not as if he's trying to explain the mission of groups like nanog or the ietf, he's pointing to things that he believes are wrong with these groups and concluding that "the internet will fail because..." i think he's a bright guy who's very influential with the user community. i think he could explain many things about the internet to john q. public. i think that if he wanted to he could poke constructive criticism at all of us. i just don't think that he wants to explain much of anything. why would a bright, accomplished person who could be of so much help to this community write such articles? he has a personal agenda? Jeff Young young@mci.net

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Actually i don't understand what his motivation is.

I think the answer to that is simple - he wants the net to be seen as working to the users and fears that is not now the case (in some places) and that the "not the case" will spread before it gets better.

his is a case where I think he is doing what he thinks is the right thing (not always the case with some of the commenters about the net :-) )

Scott