[rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal – Hierarchical Names for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02)

[Hendrik Visage]

Dear Fundiswa,

“Has the proposal demonstrated mandatory naming is the least 
restrictive solution?" — Yes,

"Do you disagree that hierarchical naming authenticates object creation 
rather than membership accuracy?" — No.

These are the specific answers requested.
If you still oppose this proposal, we ask that you engage these answers 
first — in particular the deployment-coordination asymmetry raised — 
instead of repeating the original objections without technical 
substances

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On 19 Jul 2026, at 19:54, Fundiswa Nadia Maseko wrote:

> Dear Ben,
>
> Thank you for your response.
>
> Respectfully, I believe it is more productive to address the arguments
> themselves than to make assumptions about the people presenting them 
> or the
> tools they may have used.
>
> If you believe the objections are technically incorrect, I would 
> appreciate
> it if you could identify which specific points you disagree with. For
> example, do you disagree that hierarchical naming authenticates object
> creation rather than the accuracy of object membership? Or do you 
> believe
> the proposal has demonstrated that mandatory naming is the least
> restrictive solution available?
>
> Those are technical questions that can be examined and debated. 
> Dismissing
> opposing views as "AI bots" does not, on its own, explain why the 
> arguments
> are wrong.
> I believe the PDWG benefits most when participants engage with the
> substance of each other's reasoning, regardless of how a contribution 
> was
> drafted.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Fundiswa Nadia Maseko
>
> On Sun, 19 Jul 2026, 19:13 Ben Roberts - AfriNIC, 
> <ben.roberts at afrinic.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Fundiswa,
>> But the AI bots opposing the AS-SET policy aren’t making technical
>> arguments. They are just regurgitating and re-using the same script. 
>> None
>> of them seem to know or care what an AS-SET is, or what network 
>> owners use
>> them for.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ben
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 19 Jul 2026, at 17:56, Fundiswa Nadia Maseko 
>> <fundiswanadia2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> *Dear PDWG,*
>>
>> I have been following this discussion with interest, and I would like 
>> to
>> express my concern about the direction it has taken.
>>
>> The Policy Development Process should evaluate technical arguments on
>> their merits. Whether a participant drafted a message unaided, 
>> received
>> editorial assistance, or used modern writing tools does not determine
>> whether the reasoning is sound. Speculating about authorship instead 
>> of
>> addressing the substance risks distracting the Working Group from the
>> policy questions before it.
>>
>> I am also concerned by suggestions that contributions should be
>> disregarded simply because of assumptions about how they were 
>> written. If
>> there are factual or technical errors, they should be identified and
>> discussed. That is how consensus is strengthened.
>>
>> The questions raised by several participants remain legitimate 
>> subjects
>> for technical debate: whether the proposal has demonstrated 
>> operational
>> necessity, whether the proposed intervention is proportionate, and 
>> whether
>> less restrictive alternatives have been adequately considered.
>>
>> I therefore encourage all participants to continue engaging with the
>> substance of the proposal while maintaining the respectful and 
>> professional
>> standards expected within the PDWG.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Fundiswa Nadia Maseko
>>
>>
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