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<p>Dear Alan Levin,</p>
I understand that you have a concern with two people posting to the
RPD list using very similar names. Moderation of the RPD mailing
list is the responsibility of the PDWG co-chairs, so I suggest that
you refer your concern to them.<br>
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Best Regards ...<br>
<br>
Sunday.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/01/2018 12:08, Alan Levin wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear Chairperson and CEO
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<div class="gmail_extra">The following looks like there is fraud
happening at AfriNIC:</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 11:21 PM,
Jacob Odame-Baiden <span dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:odamyte@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">odamyte@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I am worried that this Jacob Odame might
be impersonating my account. I am an AFRINIC 25 Fellow
and my exact name buy a different email address is being
used to communicate on this forum. I will entreat admin
to verify and deal with this.
<div dir="auto">I need to be sure that there is another
Jacob.<br>
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<div>I am hoping as a small LIR and Internet Society
activist, that you can please pay attention and assist to
provide some kind of decorum :(</div>
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<div>Sincerely</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Alan Levin</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 30 Dec 2017 18:21,
"Andrew Alston" <<a
href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.<wbr>com</a>>
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<div>Ignoring the underlined bolder
hyperbolic, let me comment bluntly and
simply:</div>
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<div>I will do whatever I feel necessary
to protect the industry in which I
work. I will do whatever I feel
necessary to protect the consumers of
internet services on this continent. I
will react to any threat that I see to
the industry or to the consumer - and I
make no apologies for it.</div>
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<div>We keep referring to how the
“community” wants something or doesn’t
want it - yet the reality is - we are a
divided community - divided on
linguistic grounds - divided on
geographic grounds - divided on
ideology.</div>
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<div>The statements made about the will of
the community as based on the absurd
notion that only one segment of the
community has any validity - and anyone
who disagrees is not part of said
community or is some how the enemy -
this is not the case - but that is how
it is portrayed.</div>
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<div>I will not get into the specifics of
any particular policy in this email -
but I will say this - should AfriNIC and
the policies by which it operates become
a threat to the industry at large in any
portion of this continent - or
compromise the growth of internet
penetration on this continent in
violation of section 3 of the bylaws -
or act outside of the laws under which
it is governed - be they the companies
act - the bylaws - the competitions act
- or the very procedures and policies
that have been ratified through
legitimate board mandates - then do not
cry foul when people react - especially
after repeated warnings.</div>
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</div>
<div>I am beyond threats - beyond
intimidation - and quite frankly beyond
being cowed into submission by people
claiming that is what I am attempting.
I act in the manner that I see best for
the industry - and if indeed there is no
violation of the law - and if indeed
correct procedures and policies have
been followed - then my actions
represent no threat. The threat only
exists if you acknowledge wrong doing in
the first instance.</div>
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<div>As for wanting to do AfriNIC harm -
you are incorrect in this as well - I
have no desire to do harm to AfriNIC -
however - the good of the industry and
the African consumer outweighs Afrinic -
and if in sincere belief I am acting in
the best interests of those two groups
and that requires that I act against
AfriNIC - so be it - it is not from a
desire to do harm - it is from a desire
to protect an industry I hold dear and
that I have worked my entire adult life
to promote across large segments of this
continent.</div>
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<div>So yes - I am now taking actions -
actions for which I make no apologies -
and which are the pure result of
repeated and ignored warnings about the
consequences of actions. It strikes me
- and maybe I am misreading this - that
a particular group of individuals are
hell bent on seeing their policies past
- no matter the consequences to the
industry - and expect to have others let
them behave in a matter that is
completely contrary to community
consensus or the good of the collective
industry - that is naive in the extreme.</div>
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<div>So in summary - I will act - always
within the bounds of the law - and to
the best of my abi.oty - to protect the
industry - to protect the consumer - and
I will make no apologies for this.</div>
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<div>Andrew</div>
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From: Jacob Odame <<a
href="mailto:jacobodame00@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">jacobodame00@gmail.com</a>><br>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 03:45<br>
Subject: Re: [rpd] Competitions Tribunal
Petition<br>
To: Andrew Alston <<a
href="mailto:andrew.alston@liquidtelecom.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">andrew.alston@liquidtelecom.c<wbr>om</a>><br>
Cc: rpd <<a
href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br>
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<div dir="ltr">It is now brutally clear
that Andrew's position is that <b><u>he
is either right or righ</u></b>t
and that he will<b><u>anything</u></b>
to cause harm to our very own registry
AfriNIC when his position conflicts
with that of the community.
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<div>It is also clear that he does not
take the community's views in any
esteem and regard since<b><u>he
wants a government to force the
AfriNIC Board to push policies
top down</u></b> to us the
community.</div>
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<div>A very absurd situation. </div>
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<div>I know that the appeal committee
and AfriNIC Board will not budge to
threats and intimidation and will
exercise good judgement for the good
of the entire community and not a
privileged, loud and malicious few.
The continent<b><u>should not and
cannot be held ransom</u></b> by
such individuals.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Jacob<br>
<div><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri,
Dec 29, 2017 at 7:54 PM,
Andrew Alston <span dir="ltr">
<<a
href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.c<wbr>om</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Hi All,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Everything
stated here is done
in my personal
capacity and is not
necessarily
representative of
the views of any
organization to
which I am
affiliated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">It is a
sad day when it
comes to this – but
due to the
significant business
risks imposed by the
potential
ratification of the
soft-landing policy,
and the boards lack
of response to
repeated queries as
to AFRINIC’s
violation of
Mauritian law – the
time has come to now
test these potential
violations and to
see if there is any
recourse.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Since
this document
contains direct
reference to issues
of policy that would
normally fall under
the RPD – I am
sending this to the
list. Those who
wish to join the
petition to the
competitions
tribunal can print
this – sign it – and
scan it back to me.
This document will
be submitted to the
competitions
tribunal within the
next 14 days – to
give people a chance
to digest its
contents and decide
for themselves if
they believe they
wish to be party to
this action.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Note:
As per the rules of
the competitions
tribunal – any
signatory on these
documents will be
confidential and the
names of the
complainants will
not be disclosed to
AFRINIC – so there
is no risk of
victimization here.
Any signed copies
received by myself
shall be held in
strictest confidence
other than for the
purposes of
submission to the
commission.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Please
also note – the
submission of this
petition shall in no
way prejudice the
right to potential
litigation against
AFRINIC should
companies and
individuals feel
that such is
warranted.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Yours
Sincerely<span
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<span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Andrew
Alston</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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