<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Jordi,</div><div>Thank for your email and Co-chairs are responding now cos you mentioned us specifically in your email. </div><div>Unfortunately, as co-chairs, we do not have any power over the appeal committe and their decisions.</div><div>The only thing is, their decision is binding as that is the decision hence there was nothing for us to comment on. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks </div><div><br></div><div>Co-Chair PDWG</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 10:27 PM JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="ES"><div class="gmail-m_647312438894854780WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Hi Noah, all,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Thanks a lot for your detailed review on this matter.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Actually, for me is clear since day 1 that the Appeal Committee can *<b>NEVER</b>* restrict the rights set by the CPM.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">This will be the same as if the Constitution of a country declares (as they usually do) that no person can be discriminated by age, religion, sex, political or other reasons, and then a committee of the parliament of that country, decides that they want to discriminate women or people over the age of 65 to go voting unless they are accompanied by men or people below that age.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">This is clearly unacceptable. In this case, co-authors, which are clearly also community members are getting *<b>DISCRIMINATED</b>*.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">There is no way, that the Appeal Committee can change the CPM, because the CPM can only be changed by the community decision (via consensus with a policy proposal).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">It is strange that since my email on 13/3, there is no response on this.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">I’ve not heard anything neither from the co-chairs or the board. And I think this is a clearly sign of bad behavior, lack of transparency, and consequently illegitimate decision.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">If we accept this then we will need to accept *<b>ANY</b>* ignorance and lack of compliance with the CPM by anyone in the community.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Our CPM is our major law, our Constitution, and there is no way right can be restricted.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">I hope the board can clarify if they are accepting this, and consequently allow all the community to interpret the CPM as they wish.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Jordi<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">@jordipalet<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">El 20/4/20 16:50, "Noah" <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz" target="_blank">noah@neo.co.tz</a>> escribió:<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:35.4pt">Hi Paulos,<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:35.4pt">Thanks for your quick response. Just to clarify that I responded to you since you sent the original email but basically my email was addressed to the entire AC which is why I started off with "Hi Paulos and Team" though I appreciate your personal response.<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">In any case, I would like to request that the AC which I have since copied in this particular email respond in their capacity.<br><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><b>./noah</b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">neo - network engineering and operations<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 5:28 PM Dr P Nyirenda <<a href="mailto:paulos@sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank">paulos@sdnp.org.mw</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Noah,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you for the message personally addressed to me on AFRINIC PDP appeals. I would like to personally indicate and observe the following since this has been addressed to me personally:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1. that issues on AFRINIC PDP Appeals should be addressed <<a href="mailto:pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net" target="_blank">pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net</a>> and not to me personally.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2. That, as I understand it, each appeal is handled by the Appeal Committee individually.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3. That if you, as you have indicated below, agree that this first 2020 Appeal did not satisfy the conditions as in Section 5 of the ToR of the Appeal Committee, then that should surely close the case on this Appeal.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4. That the resolution of the Appeal Committee is final.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">These are my personal indications and observations and I do not speak here for the Appeals Committee.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paulos</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">======================</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr Paulos B Nyirenda</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://NIC.MW" target="_blank">NIC.MW</a> & .mw ccTLD</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.registrar.mw" target="_blank">http://www.registrar.mw</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tel: +265-(0)-882 089 166</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cell: +265-(0)-888-824787</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WhatsApp: +265-(0)-887386433</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On 20 Apr 2020 at 16:18, Noah wrote:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Hi Paulos and Team,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> I hope that you are all keeping safe insight of the on-going challenging times.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> I did observe the saga on the last appeal against co-chairs decision of no consensus on the AS0 </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ROA proposal and I went back to do some readings including the PDP section on appeals, the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> appeal committee ToR, previous appeal, appeal committee decision on the previous appeal, the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> last appeal and the appeal committee decision. All this can be seen at the link </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> <a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals" target="_blank">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> I also noted the requirements set in the ToR that an appeal must be supported by three people and </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> the support must be sent via Email in a certain format. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> I checked the composition of the appeal filed in 2018. It says the following: [ The complainants, Mr. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Owen Delong, Mr. Sander Stefan, Mr. Mark Elkins, Mr. Andrew Alston and Mr. Saul Stein, all </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> clearly indicated on the mailing lists in good faith, a belief that the declaration of consensus was in </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> error – this fulfills section 5.1.b of the appeal process. ]</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> There are no mails from the folks mentioned above that were attached to the appeal. The appeal </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> was accepted and the appeal committee deliberated on it. The decision says as below: </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> [ III. Receipt of the “Appeal against the declared consensus of AFPUB-2016-V4-001-DRAFT07” </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Softlanding-bis policy proposal The Committee received an “Appeal against the declared </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> consensus of AFPUB- 2016-V4-001-DRAFT07” Softlanding-bis policy proposal which is published </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> as required by the ToR at the following URL: </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/working-groups/policy-appeal/appeals" target="_blank">https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/working-groups/policy-appeal/appeals</a> The Committee </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> reviewed and confirmed that the Appeal filed is in accordance to Section 5 of the ToR of the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Appeal Committee. ]</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Now, the last appeal filed started with " We are appealing against the declaration" and stated that;</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> [The authors are also convinced, according to the discussion in the list, that other community </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> members are supporting this appeal, even if this is not needed according to CPM 3.5.1 ] </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> The appeal was rejected with the motive below ;</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> [ V. Final assessment of the Appeal Committee on the Appeal According to the PDWG Appeal </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Committee Terms of Reference (<a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor" target="_blank">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor</a>) section 5.2(d), the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> appeal has not met the requirements for filing. “The complaint must be supported by three (3) </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> persons who have participated in the discussions relating to the matter under appeal. 8 (That is, </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> three (3) persons other than the complainant.) 9 Said support must be expressed by an email </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> message from each of the supporters to the Appeal committee. Each of these email messages </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> must include a statement that the individual participated in discussions attempting to resolve the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> dispute and that those discussions failed to resolve the dispute.” VI. Conclusion The Committee </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> resolves that the filed appeal is not valid. ]</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Now I do have a few questions that came into mind: </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> 1. Why such differences in the treatment of appeals? </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> 2. If the AC erred for their 2018's decision and didn't this set precedence ? It is noted that three </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> members who served in the 2018 AC are serving in 2020 AC as well.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> 3. On which ground is the AC really acting? Refusing to follow the conflict resolution section of the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> PDP as required in Section 4 (working methods) of the ToR and instead enforcing requirements in </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> section 5 (filling an appeal) of the same ToR?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> [ 4.6. The committee shall ensure that any appeal received is in line with the requirements of the </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Conflict Resolution section of the AFRINIC Policy Development 3 Process. ]</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Seems to me that the entire appeal process looks ambiguous and must be clarified as a matter of </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> urgency.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ./noah</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> neo - network engineering and operations</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:36 PM Dr P Nyirenda <<a href="mailto:paulos@sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank">paulos@sdnp.org.mw</a>> wrote:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> PDWG,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> I would like to advise that the AFRINIC PDWG Appeal Committee has finalised processing </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> of this submission by Jordi Palet Martinez on 12 Feb 2020 concerning co-chair last call </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> decision on AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT01 as copied here below. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> The Appeal Committee has produced its final report including minutes of its discussions and </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> these are all available at: <a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals" target="_blank">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> This closes all issues on this submission made for appeal.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Paulos</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ======================================</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Dr Paulos B Nyirenda</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Malawi SDNP PC: <a href="http://www.sdnp.org.mw" target="_blank">http://www.sdnp.org.mw</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> <a href="http://NIC.MW" target="_blank">NIC.MW</a> & .mw ccTLD <a href="http://www.registrar.mw" target="_blank">http://www.registrar.mw</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Chair: MISPA <a href="http://www.mispa.org.mw" target="_blank">http://www.mispa.org.mw</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Chair: AFRINIC Appeal Committee</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> On 12 Feb 2020 at 21:04, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD wrote:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> From: JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> To: <<a href="mailto:pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net" target="_blank">pdwg-appeal@afrinic.net</a>>, rpd List <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Subject: [rpd] appeal about last call decision on</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT01 "RPKI ROAs for</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Unallocated and Unassigned AFRINIC Address Space"</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Date sent: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:04:25 +0100</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> Send reply to: JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <<a href="mailto:jordi.palet@consulintel.es" target="_blank">jordi.palet@consulintel.es</a>></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > Dear Appeal Committee,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > We are appealing against the declaration of no-consensus made by the</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > PDWG co-chairs on 29th of January</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010326.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010326.html</a>), after the</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > previous declaration of consensus in the last PPM, indicating "some</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > critical objections", following CPM 3.5.2.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > There was not an explicit indication of what are those "critical</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > objections", and instead, the co-authors, and other community members</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > have addressed all them.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > It is also noticeable that those objections are not "critical" and</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > they were raised already during the PPM and consensus was declared. It</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > is also interesting that people from the community, which are</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > recognized experts, and was opposing to every other policy proposal</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > during the PPM said "this is a good one" (speaking from top of my</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > head, while writing this appeal, so maybe the wording is not precise).</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > In fact, those objections could be applied to any policy proposal, as</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > they are related to "human errors, implementation, etc.", which will</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > mean that reverting this consensus decision in this proposal, will</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > make clearly vulnerable the complete PDP because the same arguments</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > can be repeated for any other proposal, and the implementation is out</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > of the scope of a policy proposal, unless the proposal enters in those</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > details or the staff has already provided any warning about concrete</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > issues during the proposal presentation, which was not the case.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > In fact, this proposal, using the same text, has reached consensus in</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > APNIC, ratified by the board, and it is being implemented, so if the</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > APNIC staff has not provided non-resolvable implementations issues, it</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > is difficult to believe that they may happen in AFRINIC (or any other</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > RIR).</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > Furthermore, we believe that the explanations provided during the last</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > call to every objection were successfully refuted, not just by</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > co-authors, but also by other member of the community, as already</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > mention before, and none of them suggested that any change in the</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > proposal is required. As a consequence, our understanding is that</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > those objections are not sustained and understanding the meaning of</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > rough consensus and last call, as per RFC7282, which all the RIR PDPs</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > are based upon.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > There is also a generic and non-justified objection, repeated several</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > times, regarding the miss-usage of the RPKI by governments, which is</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > not the case, and it is not something that could be done by means of</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > this proposal, but instead, enacting government control over the RIRs.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > It seems to indicate that the authors of those objections don't have a</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > complete or precise view or knowledge about the RIRs and even less</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > about RPKI and the related RFCs.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > The authors requested the objectors to justify that, and answers were</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > not provided, just repetitions of the same objection. It is clear that</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > neither for the consensus declaration in the mailing list or PPM and</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > even less in the last call, a non-clearly-justified objection can be</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > taken in consideration to reverse the consensus decision.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > That original co-chairs email was not providing a rational for that</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > decision, and instead it suggested that more discussion was needed,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > but it was no clear, if they were extending the last call (CPM 3.4.3),</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > and after insisting today, they send a reconfirmation</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010391.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010391.html</a>) or that</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > decision.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > It should be noted that we have asked the chairs in several occasions</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > to reconsider their decision, following CPM 3.5.1</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010327.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010327.html</a>,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010350.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010350.html</a>,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010377.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010377.html</a>,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010380.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010380.html</a>,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010383.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010383.html</a>), and no</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > further explanation of the "critical objections" and a clear rational</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > for defining the critical objections and if the responses from authors</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > and community addressed them, as we believe clearly is the case, has</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > been provided.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > We have replied again to the co-chairs response</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > (<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010392.html" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/010392.html</a>), which</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > hopefully can also help the Appeal Committee to declare that the last</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > call has succeeded and consequently the consensus decision needs to be</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > sustained and the proposal needs to be sent to the board for</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > ratification, following the PDP.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > The authors are also convinced, according to the discussion in the</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > list, that other community members are supporting this appeal, even if</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > this is not needed according to CPM 3.5.1.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > We remain at your dispossal for further clarifications which may help</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > to resolve this appeal as soon as possible.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > Thanks in avance for your work!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > Jordi</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > @jordipalet</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> > </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(127,0,0)">> ></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><span 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