<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Lerato</div><div><br></div><div>If you read the next paragraph my gutt feeling is that the DCA bid might be the one on the loosing side. I did not explicitly say it was I just pointed to some indicators that might lead to that outcome and thus suggested a position that might be mutually beneficial to DCA and the community. And yes my efforts on this list have no financial benefit at all apart from the hope that I contribute positively to the community.</div><div><br></div><div>Now when one genuinely wants to contribute to the community and not to their private and personal victory they are prepared to take a third alternative which generates a win win position.</div><div><br></div><div>Your posting are win or everybody looses. That to me is wrong. It seems like you against the community and when they do not agree with you they are misled. </div><div><br></div><div>I honestly urge you to reconsider your position. Like us or hate us we are the community. Some of our leaders on the continent have taken similar stands in the past and we have a name for them. </div><div><br></div><div>As hard as it might seem let's find a way to unify this and bring closure to the animosity. </div><div><br></div><div>I know this is a long shot but I'm naturally an optimist. <br><div><br></div><div>Or by the way I'm no expert just a member of the list with the ability to read write and have an opinion not based on technicalities but basic common sense. This list has enough experts.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Regards</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div></div><div><br>On 1 Dec 2012, at 13:43, "Lerato" <<a href="mailto:lerato.ma@yahoo.com">lerato.ma@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Badru-</span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> However unless we can read tea leaves we have no idea what ICANN will decide.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 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. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new
roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> I would like to hear more on this list <br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;">It is well known that your group does not want DCA to participate in .africa from </span><span style="font-size:
12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;">yesteryears.</span><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;"> However, how contradictory are all your statements. On one side, you say ICANN should decide, on another you try to influence the list on DCA's lack of support and thus withdrawal and even go as far as </span><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;">soliciting</span><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;"> a vote on this list , as if the winner will be determined by your usual community calls? and what is the purpose of this solicitation? to summit a vote of confident to ICANN Board or CEO and say your usual </span><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;">rhetoric</span><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: transparent;"> of
this is what the community wants, to a non-community application you have applied for? </span></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.800000190734863px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12.800000190734863px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">I also say yes, all those governments have no clue of DCA bid or rather ill advised. W</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">hy should any of the governments show bias and support to one bidder over another?</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Is DCA not not </span><span style="background-color:
transparent;">running</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> the same .africa or someone managed to confused them with .dotarica? </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">DCA did not violate any national law and public policy, so I see no reason why the governments should have a problem with its bid. Governments should not block competition.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Finally, all these expert advise coming from a guy who has no clue that .dotafrica and the .africa are applied from the same string and categorically was calling the </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">finals</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> of the .africa winner? </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">I suggest that those who withdraw should be one that have the wrong opinions about DCA including you and the governments your bid have managed to confuse.!</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I hope this helps.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">--Lerato Ma-</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Badru Ntege <<a href="mailto:badru.ntege@nftconsult.com">badru.ntege@nftconsult.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 30, 2012 10:24 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [AfrICANN-discuss] .africa the saga continues<br> </font> </div> <br>
<br>Logic tells me we subscribed to the rules of the game and applied. Early scores could be translated that one side could have played the wrong team. However unless we can read tea leaves we have no idea what ICANN will decide. <br><br>On the other side we all have our gutt feeling and many believe they could have backed the right team. I see no reason for us to now start accusing those who practiced their choice to object or not to as I'll informed. <br><br>At the end of the day one winner will emerge and that winner will be working for the entire continent I find it hard for a potential winner to think 18 governments that they plan to be working with are so clueless that they could be hoodwinked into writing a document they did not want to. This even gets more hard to understand when the supposed host government also writes to object. <br><br>It is time for humility Let's agree that one team will win this bid
and see how we can collectively contribute. <br><br>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. <br><br>Times have changed, there is so much to benefit and equally so much to loose. <br><br>Let's end this now. <br><br>I would like to hear more on this list <br><br>Badru Ntege<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AfrICANN mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net" href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann</a><br><br><br> </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>