[AfrICANN-discuss] .africa the saga continues

Sun Dec 2 20:19:50 SAST 2012

Great as the guidebook works fine. 

You shared a link on how well you are winning and you got feedback which showed an unfavorable score card for DCA

Will DCA now stop disturbing the list about its application since we agree on the guidebook process

On Dec 2, 2012, at 17:03, Lerato <lerato.ma at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am sure DCA can defend itself from any of the below rummers, insinuations, what you say counts or does not, which is already in the public domain.  But if you think that DCA has all this staked up against it, and your bid is stronger, why ask DCA to withdraw, just let the system run its course right?
> 
> -- Lerato Ma.
> From: Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com>
> To: Lerato <lerato.ma at yahoo.com>; "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net> 
> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] .africa the saga continues
> 
> Well for the onlooker it seems you did not understand the guidebook. 
> 
> Yet you think you are winning. So far,
> 
> - you have had to do a string substitution
> - you have received several objections
> - have not shown the 60% countries supporting your application
> - AUC rejected endorsement of DCA
> - UNECA is UN and not Africa thus does not count
> 
> Frankly, indications are not looking good. Rumor has it that some letters DCA wrote seeking endorsement claimed you were ICANN board members? 
> 
> Some have even questioned the authenticity of the AUC letter you claimed to have in the press
> 
> Talking of ethics please get ready as all these will play out publicly...
> 
> If I were you I'll follow Badru's advise and eat humble pie
> 
> 
> On Dec 1, 2012, at 19:31, Lerato <lerato.ma at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> From your point of view, DCA always has a $185k misunderstanding of reading the guidebook, but keeps winning!
>> http://www.itwebafrica.com/internet/334-africa/229830-the-185000-dotafrica-internet-domain-name-misunderstanding?
>> 
>>   --Lerato Ma
>> From: Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com>
>> To: Lerato <lerato.ma at yahoo.com>; "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net> 
>> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 10:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] .africa the saga continues
>> 
>> What am telling you is that you did not read the guidebook (400 pages too big for you) and therefore made grave mistakes and may have lost $185K :(
>> 
>> On Dec 1, 2012, at 14:24, Lerato <lerato.ma at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Doc, 
>>> what Nii is telling you is pollution and ethics are outside the scope of the guidebook, the book once refereed to in this list as the Bible of New gTLDs.
>>> Perhaps if guidebook was really a Bible, meaning DCA would not have "failed to get government support".
>>> 
>>>  --Lerato Ma
>>> From: Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com>
>>> To: "africann at afrinic.net" <africann at afrinic.net> 
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 6:05 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] .africa the saga continues
>>> 
>>> Please follow the applicant guidebook process...
>>> 
>>> On Dec 1, 2012, at 11:19, Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello there...
>>>> It seems that the discussion is becoming similar to what football fans do - arguing and castigating other teams. Unfortunately Africa is one team with players who are playing with the aim to each win a Goal for themselves.
>>>> This .africa issue shows all of that...
>>>> Can we be more professional and open please?  DCA is not a personal undertaking nor do the ccTLD for .za.
>>>> Let us wait for the outcome of the process at ICANN although ICANN process may have been polluted ??
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.NA> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Point is, they are not.
>>>> 
>>>> Capable.
>>>> 
>>>> Of anything.  Other than whining.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> And, I stated at the AFRALO-Africann meeting in Prague that it
>>>> doesn't matter whether there are only 17 applications (and not 170
>>>> or 1700) but that we need to make a success out of them.
>>>> 
>>>> The Uniforum bid is indigenous, with their own software, which is
>>>> tried and tested, run on their own infrastructure, which as tried
>>>> and tested and thus has a cost advantage...
>>>> 
>>>> And as you and I have no personal interest in the matter, I myself
>>>> even think, the bid is as necessary as a goiter, it is of course
>>>> incumbent upon the entertaining Ms Bekelelelele to accuse.  Which
>>>> she in her many incarnations does to everyone not agreeing with her.
>>>> Especially whenveracity is difficult to realign to reality.
>>>> 
>>>> el
>>>> 
>>>> On 2012-12-01 10:23 , Nii Narku Quaynor wrote:
>>>> > On Dec 1, 2012, at 6:24, Badru Ntege <badru.ntege at nftconsult.com wrote:                              >
>>>> >> If I were DCA I would humbly withdraw from this race and join
>>>> >> hands with the rest of the continent to see how we can make the
>>>> >> most of the .africa resource.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> > 
>>>> > Is DCA capable of this?
>>>> > 
>>>> 
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