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===Public comment===
The report received eleven comments during the public comment period.<ref name="pc">[https://forum.icann.org/lists/alac-final-2008/threads.html ICANN.org Listserv Archive - 2008 At-Large1 Final Report]</ref> The ALAC response, authored by [[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]], noted that many [[RALO]]s were critical of omissions from the final report:
<blockquote>Generally, from an ALAC perspective, we recognise that the Westlake report has indeed been quite complementary about the work and continuing purpose within ICANN of the current ALAC, and that only relatively minor recommendations for change in structure or operations have been suggested and further  more [sic] in  the  case  of  several  of  these  the  ALAC  has  already undertaken or is currently addressing the identified issues independently. 

On analysis of the aforementioned RALO comments, it is however clear that the report is subject to specific criticism not so much for what it does say (with the notable exception of recommendation 7*) but rather for what it does not. This is best considered to be a fault in the clear communication of outcomes and expectations between the independent consultants and some of their key interviewees early on in the data collection process. 

Clearly many in the At-Large community and in the RALOs expected a report that specifically reflected their comments and opinion to a greater degree than this one has.<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/alac-final-2008/pdfoDP7zhskgu.pdf ALAC Overview Report], September 12, 2008 (PDF)</ref></blockquote>
''*Recommendation 7 stated that "The ALAC position on the Board should remain that of a Liaison, with rights to full participation and information, but no voting rights."''

Other comments were critical of ICANN's recent decisions regarding reorganization, which they saw as designed to sideline the ALAC and degrade commitment to ICANN's multistakeholder model.<ref name="pc" /> Still others saw no point in the ALAC as currently configured and urged a consolidation and devolution of the structure around the committee.<ref name="pc" />