<div dir="auto">I support Benjamin<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">Kabir Azeez.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 4:27 PM Benjamin Investor <<a href="mailto:investor0189@gmail.com">investor0189@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear CEO,</div><div dir="auto">Thank you for the email and the wonderful job you have been doing since appointed. However regarding your email, I totally disagree with you based on the following</div><div dir="auto">1. The guiding book of PDWG is the CPM and not the CEO's decision.</div><div dir="auto">2. The CPM is clear on who is a member of the PDWG. The CPM states clearly that Any person who has joined the making list is a member of if the working group.</div><div dir="auto">3. The CPM is also clear the chair is elected by members of the working group.</div><div dir="auto">4. There is no where in the CPM where there is a 6 months rule on voting therefore the rule cannot be created now. You cannot change the goalpost at the middle of the game. The election guideline issues at the time of nomination process is very clear as to how the election would take place. This is by shoe of hand. Show of hand can also be done online</div><div dir="auto">5. How can the AFRNIC determine that the increase in mailing list is because of elections. We all know that as a result of COVID 19 everyone is now moving online are you saying we would not deny this people the option to vote? We definitely cannot do that. For example I have been on the mailing list in the past and I opted out because of all the confusing and abuse always happening and I joined back again last week are you now going to deny me and others like me the opportunity to vote? This seams like an attempt by AFRINIC to rig the election in favour of the some groups. </div><div dir="auto">6. You made reference to other RIR can you please mention one RIR that has the 6 months rule in place before Thier online election. ?</div><div dir="auto">7. I think AFRINIC needs to be careful. AFRINIC staff is expected to be neutral in all cases and if Afrinic staff are now judging new members as to Thier motive of joining the WG this is not ideal.</div><div dir="auto">Thank you</div></div>
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