<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div> Owen</div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div>On 7/15/16, 6:47 AM, "Owen DeLong" <<a href="mailto:owen@delong.com">owen@delong.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">I’m done adding noise to the list and feeding the trolls. I have tried my best to work for a peaceful resolution, but it seems clear to me now that you do not seek information, but rather seek to foment discontent and I have no desire to participate in that exercise.</div></blockquote></span><div><br></div><div>If you mean the above it might be the most helpful act you have done for the community. There are issues the community needs to resolve and this is best done by themselves. With all due respect the community sees you as on outsider and as wrong as this might be in RIR eco system that’s just it. (before anyone reads anything out of this statement it means from another RIR)</div><div><br></div><div>What might seem factual to you will be seem as a statement pursuing an agenda. Just like every time I post something it is seem as an attack on the establishment, your posts are also seen as a defense on the establishment. I’m sure most of the time it's not your intent but perceptions and paradigms are hard to change at times.</div><div><br></div><div>Of recent I also think you crossed the line in some of your statements. By that in our culture you are a guest and there’s a line that one has to be cautious not to cross as a guest.</div><div><br></div><div>You have been a long time friend of the community and I urge you continue the friendship when it comes to the technical value you bring. </div><div><br></div><div>As tempting as it might be when you add your opinion to a topic under discussion it seems to spin out of control and I’m sure many silently agree with Marcus’s email.</div><div><br></div><div>To those who might be tempted to spin this email into anything else I ask you do not. </div><div><br></div><div>We need to move forward and build our community. We will never agree with everyone and that is why we seek consensus or go for the vote but we have no choice but to co-exist.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards </div><div><br></div><div>Badru</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Owen</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></span></body></html>