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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">There is nothing that *<b>requires</b>* it – there is also nothing that forbids it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">There was a discussion in various forums about how to handle this – and various ISP’s have opted to rather sign the petition document and have to forwarded to the list by a single individual – they
wish to partake but do not wish to put up with the noise on this list, so, they are choosing to express their views in their own way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Since each of them is a paying member, and each of them is impacted by policy, I believe they should be free to express their views in any way they wish, and if that is by signing a petition document
and having someone else send it through to the list, I hardly see a reason to stop it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Alan Barrett [mailto:alan.barrett@afrinic.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> 02 December 2017 11:37<br>
<b>To:</b> Afrinic RPD <rpd@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] FW: Opposition to the changes in the AfriNIC Soft Landing Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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> On 1 Dec 2017, at 15:45, Andrew Alston <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Please see attached.<br>
> <br>
> By agreement I will be sending these signed documents through as they come in from the various parties.<br>
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I don’t know what agreement you mean.<br>
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I am not aware of anything in the policy development process or the appeal process that requires signed documents similar to those I have seen in the past day or so. If people have objections to a policy proposal, I would suggest that they follow the existing
process and make their comments in the RPD mailing list.<br>
<br>
Alan Barrett<br>
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