On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM Judith Hellerstein <judith@jhellerstein.com> wrote:
Hi Evan,
Yes what you are saying may be true, but if our staff cannot use the tools we plan on using than it creates more problems for the volunteers.

Such as...?
Be specific.

I would remind that the original Skype groups ran without ICANN staff present for years. Eventually they came and I handed over admin to them but the chat was not affected in the least.

ICANN staff will (eventually) go where we are, if only to keep an eye on us. Their participation is welcome but not required. Communities around the world are able to self-manage and self-police their chat groups.

- Evan