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

[Phetulo Dhlamini]

Hi Saul,

Experience is relevant. It is not authority.

Operators should bring evidence from running networks, but they do not
become the exclusive judges of who may participate or which concerns count.
The line matters: participation can provide expertise, warning, and
objection; it does not create a mandate over everyone else.

Global trends are also not self-proving. Adoption elsewhere is evidence to
examine, not a command to copy.

If an objection is wrong, show why. Questioning the intentions of
unfamiliar participants because they disagree with established operators is
not technical scrutiny. It is gatekeeping.

Regards,
Phetulo
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