<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Aug 8, 2012, at 2:02, McTim <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hello all,<br><br>I couldn't let this silliness go without comment:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<td>Alice Munyau: STOP Misrepresenting and Distorting Facts to
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<td>Tue, 7 Aug 2012 01:00:36 -0400 (EDT)</td>
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Munyau:</span> </b></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;font-size:24pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24pt"><b>Read ICANN's
Guidebook First</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;font-size:24pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><b>before
Misrepresenting and
Distorting Facts to the
African </b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:32px" face="Calibri,
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><i><b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:26pt">Alice
M<span>unyau:
trying to
legitimize a
massive cover-up
and <span style="color:#ff0000">Fraud</span></span></span></b></i>
<div style="text-align:left;font-size:14pt" align="left"><i style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:justify"><b><br>
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<div style="text-align:right;font-size:12pt" align="right"><i><b>Misrepresenting
a non-Community
TLD application <span style="color:#ff0000">as the
official
AUC-sponsored
.AFRICA gTLD</span>
application for
the African
Community</b></i><b style="text-align:center"><i></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br><br>Please see below for reasons why this is not a misrepresentation, nor a fraud.<br><br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div style="text-align:center;font-size:14pt" align="center"><i><b><span style="color:#194ce5;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Alice -
You should
resign from any
official
government
positions and
all Committee
posts that you
presently occupy
including the
ICANN GAC</span><br>
</b></i></div>
<div style="text-align:center;font-size:16pt" align="center"><b style="text-align:center"><i> </i></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"> </span></div>
<p style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="left"><span>In
the above YouTube
Video interview at
ICANN 44 Prague,
Alice Munyau made
the following
statements<b>
which DCA
transcribed after
watching the video
on YouTube:</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;text-align:justify"> </span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Alice by her own admission</span> "</span><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline"><i><b><span style="color:#800000;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:#7f34a4;text-decoration:underline">I
have <span style="font-size:16pt">not</span>
read the ICANN
Applicant's
Guidebook</span>"</span>,</b></i></span><span style="font-size:12pt"> i.e she
has no truthful
understanding of
the ICANN new gTLD
requirements,
despite.</span> </li></ol></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br><br>I am sure we have all (including Alice) read SOME of the Applicant Guidebook, but I doubt any of us have read it ALL. As part of the GAC and someone actively involved in the new gTLD program getting the go-ahead, I am sure that Alice has a better grasp of the new gTLD requirements than most people.<br>
<br>I believe the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
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<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify">Alice
claims to be the <span style="color:#800000"><b>Chairperson</b></span>
of the Kenyan
Internet Governance
Steering Committee <b>under
the Ministry of
Information and
Communications of
the Republic of
Kenya,</b>
and says <span style="color:#7f34a4">"I<b> have
supported the
DotAfrica
application</b>
- </span><b><span style="color:#7f34a4">the
legitimate
one". </span>
</b></li></ol></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote>
<div><br><br>This is factually correct, how is an assertion of fact a misrepresentation or distortion?<br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<ol><li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><b> </b></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span>Alice
also claims that <b>her
Ministry
supported the
application
because</b>,
in her own words:
</span><span style="color:#ff0000"><b><span style="color:#800000">"the
new gTLD
Guidebook
requires that</span>
<span style="color:#7f34a4;font-size:14pt">for a
geographic
string that
you have
community
support</span>
<span style="color:#7f34a4;font-size:14pt">- and
in our case,
this
translates to
the number of
governments</span></b></span><span style="font-size:14pt"> - </span><i><b><span>60
per cent of
governments
supporting
that
application,
being a
geographic
name." </span></b></i></li></ol></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>Also factually correct. the "community" of governements MUST, according to the guidebook support (or have no objection to) a continent wide gTLD.<br><br>I believe the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br>
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<ol><li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><i><b><span>
</span></b></i></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span>In
attempting to
explain further,
Alice also
mentioned that: </span><span style="color:#ff0000"><b><span style="color:#7f34a4">"<span style="font-size:14pt">when it
comes to
applying for a
geographic
string or a
geographic
TLD, you have
to have
support from
the community</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt">, </span></b><span style="color:#000000">and<span style="color:#800000;font-size:14pt"><b>
the community </b></span></span></span><span><span><span style="color:#800000"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>here
actually
translates
into
government</b></span>,</span>
the Internet
community, and
other
stakeholders.</span><span style="color:#7f34a4"><b>"</b></span></span></li></ol></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>Also true, see above. the "community" of African nations need to either support an application or give no objection to it.<br>
<br>Since DCA has not gotten this (in the latest round), I believe their application is doomed when it will be evaluated by ICANN.<br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<ol><li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span>Furthermore,
Alice tried to
explain why the
African Union
Commission
application is </span><span style="color:#008000"><b>"the
legitimate one</b></span><span>"
in her own words:
<b><span>"because
it is the only
organization
that brings
together the
African member
states and
that <span style="color:#7f34a4;font-size:14pt">has the
mandate to
represent
African member
states in
these matters,</span>
and so it is
the only one
we recognize
as the
legitimate one</span>
<i>because our
Ministers have
actually
written and
supported that
application
through the
African Union
Commission.</i></b> </span><span style="font-size:12pt">We were </span><span style="font-size:14pt;color:#800000"><b>n<span>ot
approached by
the other one,
so we have no
idea what the
other one is
about</span></b></span><span style="font-size:12pt"> - and that
is why it is quite
clear to us which
is the correct
one.</span><span style="font-size:12pt">"</span></li></ol></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br><br>Also factually true. The AU is the umbrella body of African nation states, and as such is the logical place to get approval (or non-objection) for a continent wide gTLD.<br>
<br>I believe the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
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<p style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt" align="justify">Alice
finally ended her <span style="color:#ff0000"><i><b>ludicrous
sel<span style="color:#ff0000">f-</span></b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color:#ff0000">exposé</span>
interview</b></i></span>
<b>by</b> <span><b>admitting
that <span style="color:#994ebe;font-size:16pt">she has
NOT looked at
the Applicant
Guidebook in
detail.</span></b></span></p></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br><br><br>First, DCA has done nothing for the last few years BUT <span style="color:#ff0000"><i><b>ludicrous
sel<span style="color:#ff0000">f-</span></b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color:#ff0000">exposé</span>
interviews, so pot. kettle. black.</b></i></span><br><br>I believe the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt" align="center"> <b>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;color:#194ce5;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20pt" align="justify"><i><b>Unforgivable
Ignorance &
Fallacious Claims
and wrongly citing
ICANN's Guidebook</b></i></p></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br><br><br>none of the statements in the interview are ignorant, fallacious or citing the guidebook incorrectly, and so I consider the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br>
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<div><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Perhaps</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">,
Alice Munyau, you
should have looked
at the guidebook,
before <b>making
your <span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="color:#7f34a4">outlandish
clai<span style="color:#7f34a4">m</span></span><span style="color:#7f34a4">s</span>
<span>on</span></span><span> a
video that</span>
<span style="font-size:14pt">you have
posted on
Youtube</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt">.</span>
Chances are that
"having not looked
at the Guidebook in
detail", </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:#7f34a4"><b>you
will be displaying
palpable and
unforgivable
ignorance</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">
in trying to </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>cite
its provisions.</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Therefore,
we believe that your
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>fallacious
claims should not
go unanswered!</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>You have to assert correctly that claims are fallacious, you have not done so, and thus, I believe the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br>
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<ul>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span>First,
it is </span><span style="color:#ff0000"><b>NOT</b></span><span>
stated </span><span style="color:#ff0000"><b><span style="color:#000000">anywhere
in the ICANN
Applic<span style="color:#000000">ant'</span></span><span style="color:#000000">s</span>
<span>Guidebook
that in
applying for a
geographic
name,
community
support is
required</span>.</b> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<ul>
<li style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="left"><i><b><span style="color:#7f34a4">You
cannot confuse
governmental
support for
community
support. </span></b></i><span>Community
support is
required <span style="color:#ff0000"><b>only</b>
<span style="color:#000000">f</span></span><span>or</span>
a Community TLD
application. </span></li></ul></ul></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>Are not a collection of governments a Community? I believe the EU was called the European Community not so long ago.<br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<ul><ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span>Second,</span><span><i><b><span style="color:#7f34a4">NO
actual
application
Community TLD
application</span>
was legally
submitted for
.AFRICA</b></i></span>.
<span>
Therefore, since
you have already
tried to explain
why support from
the community is
so crucial to an
application for a
geographic name,
you should</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#800000"><i><b><span>also
explain why <span><span style="color:#008000">"the
government,
the Internet
community, and
other
stakeholders"</span>
that you have
cited, <span style="font-size:16pt;color:#ff0000">failed
to submit a
Community TLD
application</span></span></span></b></i></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#800000"> for
.AFRICA</span><span><span style="color:#ff0000"><b>or
</b></span><i><b><span style="color:#ff0000">why</span><span>
the so-called
</span><span style="color:#800000">selected
registry
operator</span><span>
<span style="color:#7f34a4">failed
to submit a
Community TLD
application
for .AFRICA on
behalf of the
African
Community.</span></span></b></i></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br><br>NO one but DCA is trying to assert (and DCA has asserted repeatedly) that the UniForum bid is a community gTLD. Repeating the assertion doesn't make it any more true than it was last time it was asserted.<br>
<br>Support from the community of nation states is essential according to the ICANN rules when applying for a gTLD that is continent wide, hence, I believe the DCA reaction is a misrepresentation and a fraud, not the other way around!<br>
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</ul>
<ul>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px" align="justify"><span><span>Third</span>,
<b>if the
African Union
Commission,
actually
selected a
registry
operator to
apply on behalf
of the African
Community,</b>
t<span>hen
you should have
also </span></span><span style="color:#800000"><b>tried
to explain why
NO Community TLD
was actually
submitted on
behalf of the
African
Community.</b></span><span>Therefore,
you must now</span><span style="color:#7f34a4;font-size:16pt"><b>cease
</b></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>AfrICANN mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>