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<p>Thinking about the CEO, reading the minutes ( <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf">https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf</a>
) - 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.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2019/05/28 14:36, Andrew Alston
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Benjamin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">That
constitutes micro-management<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">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<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">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<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
lang="en-KE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Benjamin Ledoh
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:benjamin.ledoh@gmail.com"><benjamin.ledoh@gmail.com></a>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 28 May 2019 15:01<br>
<b>To:</b> Sander Steffann <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sander@steffann.nl"><sander@steffann.nl></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> General Discussions of AFRINIC
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net"><community-discuss@afrinic.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] Gratitude<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Dear Sander,<br>
<br>
In your email to the community, you wrote<br>
<br>
> I am surprised at the level of micro-management that
CEO Alan Barrett has to deal with.<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
Could you please show me in the minutes the part that is
dealing with the micro-management?<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
<br>
Benjiloh<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:50 PM Sander
Steffann <<a href="mailto:sander@steffann.nl"
moz-do-not-send="true">sander@steffann.nl</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<br>
<br>
I was just reading the board minutes at <a
href="https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf</a>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Sander<br>
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