<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Hello,</div><div><br><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Dear Mark,</span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1"><p><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">
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The Board at a special meeting held on the 18th of April 2018 had the opportunity to reconsider your request to include a standard resolution in the upcoming AGMM agenda. The Board has decided not to include it in the agenda inline with section 12.14(ix) of
the bylaw.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div>When I first read this my response was WTF. Since then my wording has only gotten stronger so I will not write it on this list.</div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">However, the Board suggests that the item can be discussed during the Open Mic session should members be interested.<br></span></p></div></blockquote><div>This is no substitution for a vote...</div><div><br></div><div>I am not a member of afrinic, so I have no vote in this. But as a member of the global internet community I am appalled by the behaviour of our sister RIR. A board that uses a top-down attitude to silence bottom-up complaints from its constituency has no place in this community.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Sander</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><style><!--
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