[AFRINIC-rpd] Consensus for Academic IPv4 Allocation proposal

[Alan Barrett]

On Thu, 08 Aug 2013, Andrew Alston wrote:
> I wish to contest this finding by the chairs.
>
> As such, I am asking the chairs to please supply a FULL and 
> COMPLETE analysis on which this decision was made.
>
> Including, but not limited to:
>
> The number of people who spoke in support both on this list and 
> in the meeting The number of people who spoke against this, both 
> on this list and in the meeting.
>
> The complete basis on which this decision was made by the 
> chairs.

More important than numbers is whether or not there were 
material objections.  I believe that there were several material 
objections.

I was not party to the co-chairs' decision, but I did inform them 
that, in my opinion, there was not sufficient consensus to pass 
this proposal.  I suggest that the authors of the proposal should 
work with some of the objectors to prepare a revised proposal.

I was astonished when the perfect consensus we had at the public 
meeting (not a single objection) changed so suddenly after the 
meeting, but people do have the right to change their mind.

--apb (Alan Barrett)