<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 11, 2018, at 01:28 , Kangamutima zabika Christophe <<a href="mailto:funga.roho@yandex.com" class="">funga.roho@yandex.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="font-family: Monaco; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Ce n'est pas vos arguments qui comptent mais le but poursuivi par toute cette campagne de dénigrement de cette proposition. Jamais vous et tous les contestataires avoueront les intérêts réels pour lesquels vous avez entamez toutes ces actions.</span></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><div class="">Since I don’t speak French, I’m having to attempt this via automated translation:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">These are not the arguments which count but the objectives by all this denigration campaign of this proposal. Never you and all the protestors will acknowledge the real interests for which you have start all.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Attempting to make sense of your statement, I think this means:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Your arguments don’t count. The objectives of the campaign to denigrate this proposal are what count. You and all of the protesters never acknowledge the real interests for which you speak.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If this is not a correct understanding of your words, then please disregard what I write below and provide a better translation.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If this is a valid understanding of your words, then I will respond:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">First, I have no agenda other than what I have stated. My honest and good faith belief of what is in the best</div><div class="">interests of the African community. While I understand that we may disagree as to what that is, I do not think</div><div class="">it is fair or appropriate for you to accuse me of malfeasance or malice without any valid evidence of same. I</div><div class="">think my track record of working honestly and in good faith for the benefit of the internet globally and in my</div><div class="">prior participation in AfriNIC speaks for itself and demonstrates such a good pattern.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I disagree with this proposal on its merits. You disagree with me (and the others that oppose this proposal) on a</div><div class="">personal basis and continue to engage in ad hominem attacks against us without addressing the substance of our</div><div class="">arguments. You continue to claim that you can simply dismiss our arguments because you don’t believe we are acting</div><div class="">in good faith, yet you provide no evidence to back up such a claim.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In short, it is your ad hominem attacks and your unjustified accusations which should carry no weight here.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am offended by your attacks and your statements about my intent and motivation.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">While it is not rare for me to encounter those that disagree with me in equally good faith, it is very rare that I</div><div class="">encounter someone who will accuse me of acting in bad faith merely because I don’t agree with their position.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please note well that while I continue to disagree with you, never have I accused you of acting in bad faith, nor</div><div class="">have I treated you at any time with such blatant disrespect.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>