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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I decided to post this, because I am getting more and more confused by this community every day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">This community cried for transparency – in response – they got the board minutes. As I have pointed out in previous emails – those minutes do not contain all the information – and
in fact, under the Mauritian code of corporate governance, the minutes of committee meetings should also be published to create full transparency which is not happening. I have raised this on the list – the community has remained silent – this makes me question
if it was really transparency this community was looking for – or was it ammunition for perceived wrongs in the past?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">This community is confronted with legal opinion – that clearly and demonstrably shows that policy proposals put the organisation at risk – yet members of this community continue to
insist we ignore those concerns and proceed anyway – in what would be a direct violation of the directors fiduciary duties were they to pass it, yet the same community insisted on the creation of a governance committee to ensure that AfriNIC was acting within
the bounds of solid corporate governance – this is a contradiction in terms<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">In the Mauritian meeting – the community was faced with 20 special resolutions – they chose to vote against the vast majority of those – despite having it clearly explained that those
resolutions were largely tabled after a review about areas that need to be fixed.<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">To illustrate this point – one of those resolutions would have bound a sitting director to returning his company membership when his directorship expired – and while this was standard
practice, the voting down of this special resolution has now created a serious problem – should a director leaving the board refuse to return his company membership – there is now a vote – from this community – affirming the fact that he has no obligation
to do so. In effective – voting that down legitimized a director holding onto his registered membership status into perpetuity. I might point out that the rights and powers of a registered member also *<b>FAR</b>* outstrip the actual legal rights of any
normal member. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">For years I sat and watched this community attack the board over the financials – yet – now – when questions are asked specifically for detailed information that is highly relevant
to the organisations financials – the same people who attacked for so long – sit silent and have not a word to say – again – is this because they weren’t actually after financial transparency and were simply looking for ammunition? Or is there another reason
for it?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Basically – what I see is various members of this community that want to make selective demands on the company and the board – when it suits them – when they need ammunition for whatever agenda they are pursuing – but once that agenda fades
– they go completely silent.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What I am saying is – if we want a fully functional RIR and a board that is subject to this community who elects them - the only way we can do that is to be consistent with our message and communicate clearly and without ambiguity – rather
than simply sending our messages when it suits us.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Really – I am deeply confused by what I am seeing from members of this community – and I’d really like to better understand it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andrew<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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