[rpd] RDP Discussion

[Phetulo Dhlamini]

Dear Ben,

No, I am not saying that I am affiliated with NRS, nor that Mandla and I
are the same person.

I replied because I was making a general point, using Mandla’s situation as
an example: a participant’s affiliation does not automatically make their
personal contribution an organisational position. Mandla can speak for
himself, and I speak only for myself.

This is a public discussion. Responding to a point does not require being
the person originally addressed.

Regards,
Phetulo

On Thu, 23 Jul 2026, 08:43 Phetulo Dhlamini, <phetulodhlamini at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>
> No, you should not make that assumption.
>
> I participate in the PDP in my personal capacity and speak for myself
> unless I expressly state that I am authorised to represent an organisation.
> My affiliation provides context; it does not turn every contribution into
> an NRS position.
>
> Treating employment as automatic representation confuses a stakeholder
> with a principal and misunderstands how open PDP participation works.
>
> Regards,
> Phetulo
>
> On Thu, 23 Jul 2026, 07:40 Ben Roberts - AfriNIC, <ben.roberts at afrinic.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Phetulo,
>>
>> My email message was to Mandla who had already stated his NRS
>> affiliation. I’m slightly confused by your reply to the message addressed
>> to him. Are you also saying you are NRS affiliated, or that you and Mandla
>> are the same person ?
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Ben
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On 23 Jul 2026, at 07:32, Phetulo Dhlamini <phetulodhlamini at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > 
>> > Hi Ben,
>> >
>> > No, you should not make that assumption.
>> >
>> > I participate in the PDP in my personal capacity and speak for myself
>> unless I expressly state that I am authorised to represent an organisation.
>> My affiliation provides context; it does not turn every contribution into
>> an NRS position.
>> >
>> > Treating employment as automatic representation confuses a stakeholder
>> with a principal and misunderstands how open PDP participation works.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Phetulo
>>
>
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