The document discusses civil society participation in internet governance through the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process. It analyzes emails from the "civil society - internet governance" caucus mailing list between 2005-2006. The analysis finds that discussion was dominated by a small group of frequent, English-speaking contributors from technical backgrounds. While the WSIS process aimed for multistakeholder participation, the mailing list discourse reflected a hierarchical structure with self-legitimized "leaders" who shaped the conversation. This calls into question the representative nature of civil society participation in international internet governance bodies.