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--></style></head><body lang=ES link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Seun, all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>(trying to be in the middle-point here)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>As a very frequent author, not just in AfriNIC, but in all the RIRs, what I can say is that I always try to verify that the policy proposals are in-line with the bylaws, agreements, PDP and RIR scope. That’s why I mention before, that I’ve re-read today all those documents, in case I’ve missed anything when I was working in the proposal text.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Obviously, this is not “stated” in the PDP, but I think is somehow a must for any possible co-author willing to contribute in an efficient way, and avoids waste of time for the staff and community. Note here, that I don’t consider waste of time when a proposal doesn’t reach consensus, is part of the process, but when a poorly written proposal or clearly against the scope of AfriNIC is submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>That said, clearly a single pair of eyes (or a few of them when several co-authors), is not as efficient as doing as well:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The staff assessment.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Community discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Efficient evolution of the proposal, track of changes/suggestions/improvements along the discussion and the staff assessment.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>I think this is clearly the intent of the PDP, overall.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><br>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Jordi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>El 8/4/19 17:51, "Seun Ojedeji" <<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>> escribió:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Sent from my mobile<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Kindly excuse brevity and typos<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Hello SM,<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>On Mon, 8 Apr 2019, 11:13 S. Moonesamy, <<a href="mailto:sm%2Baf@afrinic.net">sm+af@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Hi Seun,<br>At 07:57 AM 08-04-2019, Seun Ojedeji wrote:<br>>Since you were once a pdwg co-chair how about you share your <br>>experience about how the analysis work was done during your time. <br>>You may also want to point to the section of the PDP that suggests <br>>that it isn't staff that does draft analysis (since you authored it)<br><br>I used to do an analysis of a proposal (as author) before submitting it.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>SO: The question was not whether you do analysis as author but whether you do so and publish same as co-chair. Since you seem to basically be saying that the author of the proposal being discussed may not have done an analysis? though you didn't point me to where that was required in the PDP? You could simply ask him for the specific analysis you are hoping for instead of directing that to the co-chairs<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>The last time I checked an author including his/her analysis isn't a requirement but including a problem statement is. It is then up to the author to decide on whether including some analysis will be useful to better provide clarity on the problem statement.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>The analysis/review that is however required and mandated by the PDP is that of staff.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'><br>Regards,<br>S. 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