[rpd] Softlanding-Bis decision appeal

[Francois Swart]

Good day,

Please add myself to the list of appellants

Kind regards,

Francois Swart
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On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Andrew Alston <
Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Considering the decision to take the soft-landing bis policy into last
> call yesterday – the following individuals wish to state that we are
> officially appealing the decision by the co-chairs in this regard:
>
>
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> Ben Maddison
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> Andrew Alston
>
> Mark Elkins
>
> Christopher Mwangi
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>
>
> Over the last 2 years there have been sustained and unaddressed objections
> to this policy.  There have been multiple requests by this community to
> withdraw this policy.  There was a statement by the authors in Mauritius
> that the policy would be withdrawn that was reneged.  The list archives
> clearly show that there was – and remains opposition to this policy.  The
> rules of the PDP are clear – consensus is not based on what is said at the
> floor of the meeting alone, but is derived from the sum total of comments
> and objections both on the floor and the lists – and includes any
> objections that are sustained and unaddressed.
>
>
>
> While we are happy to engage with the chairs on this issue in the public
> forum that is this list – we also see little hope of resolution without
> going to the formal appeal committee should the chairs not decide to
> reverse their decision, which we believe was taken in error.
>
>
>
> We also welcome any other individuals who wish to add their names to this
> appeal – and note that individuals wishing to do so, by the appeal process,
> are free to join the appeal process irrespective of their comments or lack
> of comments on the policy to date – since the appeal surrounds procedural
> error – rather than the content of the specific policy itself.
>
>
>
> Further emails will follow in due course detailing the objections raised
> on the list and the floor of previous meetings that have never been
> addressed, and we will clearly demonstrate the error that was made in the
> consensus declaration.
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>
>
> Further to this – any of the appellants reserve the right  to continue to
> contribute during the last call for the duration of the appeal and may
> continue to state their objections during the last call – so that in the
> event of this appeal failing – and consensus in last call being declared –
> the ground work is laid for a second appeal.
>
>
>
> Yours Sincerely
>
>
>
> Andrew Alston
>
>
>
>
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