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

Mon Jul 20 07:41:43 UTC 2026

Dear PDWG,

The discussion is being diverted from the substance of the objections
toward speculation about AI use, writing style, and how consensus should be
counted.

That does not answer the policy concerns raised.

A problem statement does not prove that the proposed remedy is necessary,
proportionate, or technically sufficient. Nor does the use of drafting
assistance invalidate an argument. The relevant question is whether the
objection is sound.

The objections remain clear: the proposal improves naming attribution, but
it does not validate AS-SET contents, eliminate incorrect customer-cone
data, or demonstrate that mandatory registry enforcement is the minimum
necessary response.

If several participants raise the same concern, the proper response is to
answer that concern on its merits. Similarity does not make it disappear,
and unfamiliar participants do not count for less.

Participation is evidence, not mandate. Consensus is not manufactured by
dismissing dissenters or analysing their prose.

I therefore remain opposed and ask that the discussion return to the
unresolved technical and proportionality questions.

Regards,
[Name]

Dr. Nyasha Ndemo-Masimbarasi
(DPhil, MSc., BSc. Hon. Development Science and Policy)
Chairperson - Department of Development Programming and Management
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
1901 Barrassie Rd, Off Shamva Rd, Bindura
Zimbabwe
Landline: +263867 700 6136
Cell: +263 773226552
Email: nyashandemo at gmail.com

On Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:35 AM <rpd-request at afrinic.net> wrote:

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>       Names for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02) (Thulisile
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>    2. Re: [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal ? Hierarchical Names
>       for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02) (Tshepo Masuku)
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> From: Thulisile Mazomba <219280444 at mycput.ac.za>
> To: Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz>, "rpd at afrinic.net"
>         <rpd at afrinic.net>
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> Hi Frank,
>
> An improvement is not automatically a justification for mandatory policy.
>
> The question is whether the benefit is significant enough, proven enough,
> and proportionate enough to place in the registry?s compulsory layer.
> Saying ?it helps? does not answer that.
>
> And no, raising those questions does not mean the objection came first. It
> means policy power should be tested before it is expanded.
>
> I remain opposed.
>
> Regards,
> Thulisile
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> From: Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz>
> Sent: Monday, 20 July 2026 06:36:00
> To: Thulisile Mazomba <219280444 at mycput.ac.za>; rpd at afrinic.net <
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> Cc: rpd-owner at afrinic.ne <rpd-owner at afrinic.ne>
> Subject: Re: [rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal ? Hierarchical Names
> for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02)
>
> Hi,
>
> On 7/19/2026 11:29 PM, Thulisile Mazomba wrote:
> >
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > You appear to be treating your disagreement with an objection as proof
> > that no technical objection exists.
> >
> > The proposal prevents one naming collision. It does not establish the
> > correctness of the routing data attached to that name,
>
> The proposal does not fix *all* problems. and it doesn't claim to do so.
> It creates an improvement.
> I don't agree that it is ok to object just because this proposal does
> not fix *all* problems.
>
> Do you agree it provides improvements?
>
> > nor prove that
> > mandatory registry control is the only proportionate remedy.
>
> it's not intended to prove that.
>
> >
> > Those are technical and policy questions. Declaring them invalid does
> > not resolve them.
> They are not good reasons against the proposal.
>
> But some people maybe want to be against the proposal first and then are
> looking for "questions".
>
> Frank
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> From: Tshepo Masuku <TshepoMasuku26 at hotmail.com>
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> Hi Frank,
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> You keep positioning yourself as the referee of which objections count.
>
> That is not your role. Participants are allowed to question whether a
> useful change belongs in mandatory policy. Dismissing those concerns
> instead of answering them turns discussion into gatekeeping.
>
> A policy room may debate. It does not grant any participant authority to
> police dissent.
>
> I remain opposed.
>
> Regards,
> Tshepo
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