Of those, few seemed to have much usefulness in alleviating the congestion and scarcity of domain names on the Internet. So while they did not vote on the issues, they were present in the discussion leading up to the vote. The original interim board of nine people selected by government officials and the late Internet pioneer Jon Postel is giving way to a board more representative of those with a stake in the future of the Internet. That's because the board made the controversial decision to extend the terms of several departing members, which ensured a more corporate, old guard, protectionist mentality. Indeed, the board refused to seat newly elected members until the end of last week's meeting, thereby excluding them from voting on the important policy items.
Most people care little about the technical aspects of the Internet.