[Community-Discuss] Gratitude

Fri May 31 08:05:33 UTC 2019

@Andrew

I thot AfriNIC has a well-established mechanism for supporting or not
supporting the current chair. I am sure you recall this used to happen
every year after new members join the board and a vote is called to either
extend or rotate the chairman position.

Am not sure if there has been a change this process and now the voting of
the Chair by board members happens on email ;-)

That said,

I had not bothered to read the board minutes under discussion but after
reading them, I am a bit surprised that 4years later, AfriNIC board is
still obsessed with 'information control' strategies when they should be
concerned with 'information sharing' strategies.

Strictly speaking, Afrinic, as a community network has really nothing worth
hiding (other than as per Data Protection Act/Regulations). Furthermore
trying to hide or suppress what is already a public document, does not send
a good signal to the community.

Dr. Bope, our Chairman, I am sure you can actually move beyond this and
focus the board in more progressive endeavors.

best regards and all the best.

walu.

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 10:22 AM Andrew Alston <
Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com> wrote:

> Can we  conclude from the total lack of response to this email that in
> fact – there is no one willing to step up and say they support the current
> chair?  Either member or board member?
>
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> *From:* Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 May 2019 16:36
> *To:* community-discuss at afrinic.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Gratitude
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> reading
> https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2018-minutes/20181231-minutes.pdf
>
> especially:
>
> SO stated that he had requested via email for the Board to announce the
> status of the AGMM quorum court case. He stated that the Chair had
> refused to do so, and the Chair had alleged that SO was looking for
> votes. SO had requested the Chair to withdraw the statement. The Chair
> stated that the Board had discussed the matter, and would communicate to
> the community at an appropriate time; based on that the Chair did not
> see a need to withdraw. SO again requested the Chair to withdraw the
> allegation that SO was looking for votes, and the Chair again refused to
> withdraw.
> </quote>
>
> I conclude that the Chair actively tried to suppress information/updates
> from AfriNIC membership. He apparently had no good reason and was using
> the allegation of another board member "looking for votes" as only
> argument.
>
> Which member of AfriNIC wants to have such a chair at the AfriNIC board?
> Please identify yourselves positively.
>
> PS: I would also wish to know which other board members supported this
> decision by the chair.
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
>
>
>
> On 28/05/2019 16:18, Mark Elkins wrote:
> > Thinking about the CEO, reading the minutes (
> > https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf ) - I
> > think the best way out for the AfriNIC community is if the whole board
> > resigns - just leave the CEO. Andrew has got it right.
> >
> > On 2019/05/28 14:36, Andrew Alston wrote:
> >>
> >> Benjamin,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Let’s see – you have a public document – a document that is clearly
> >> and totally in the public domain.  You have an individual who was a
> >> named party in that document – who chose to share that document.  You
> >> have an active attempt by the board to sanction that individual for
> >> engaging with the community who he is meant to serve.  You have a
> >> statement by the chair of the board that the CEO does not serve the
> >> community but instead serves the board.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Effectively – you have a board attempting to censor the CEO from
> >> engaging with this community – in a bottom up organization that by
> >> legal representation during the IANA transition committed to the
> >> concepts of self determination of members and transparency and bottom
> >> up approach.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1. That constitutes micro-management
> >> 2. In constitutes a total and utter failure of the board to adhere to
> >> the principles sworn to in the foundation of the organization in
> >> the original ICP2
> >> 3. It shows a total disregard for the obligations set out in section
> >> 3 of the bylaws to keep members informed of all things pertinent
> >> to the company
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> What I see here – is nothing short of disgraceful – and I find it
> >> absolutely shocking that any board member who has a shred of ethics –
> >> would not have resigned in light of what is in those documents.  It is
> >> a slap in the face of this community – and the entire global RIR
> >> system – and I am disgusted and appalled.  I would say to Serge as a
> >> starting point – if you have no shame – resign – now.  I would say to
> >> the chair for your abject failure – resign – now.  I would say to
> >> every member who consented to the final sections of that document –
> >> resign – now.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Andrew
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *From:*Benjamin Ledoh <benjamin.ledoh at gmail.com>
> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 May 2019 15:01
> >> *To:* Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl>
> >> *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> >> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Gratitude
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Sander,
> >>
> >> In your email to the community, you wrote
> >>
> >> > I am surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan
> >> Barrett has to deal with.
> >>
> >> I have read the minutes and I could not see any trace that is related
> >> to “micro-management”. Rather the discussion revolved around the
> >> procedure to publish the judgement, who should publish the judgement,
> >> and the issue of NDA.
> >>
> >> Could you please show me in the minutes the part that is dealing with
> >> the micro-management?
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >>
> >> Benjiloh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:50 PM Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl
> <sander at steffann.nl%0b>>> <mailto:sander at steffann.nl <sander at steffann.nl>>>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I was just reading the board minutes at
> >> https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf
> >> and I am surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan
> >> Barrett has to deal with. In those minutes both Alan and Seun
> >> Ojedeji seem to be reprimanded for being open and transparent to
> >> this community. The summary of those minutes show how the board
> >> has made it explicitly clear that the CEO is to have no
> >> responsibility anymore towards this community.
> >>
> >> Therefore I would like to explicitly and publicly express my
> >> gratitude to both Alan and Seun for their efforts to keep this
> >> community involved in Afrinic matters in an open and transparent
> >> way. I feel this is a strong requirement for keeping Afrinic
> >> respected and supported by both its members and its community.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Sander
> >>
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