<div dir="auto">Dear community,<div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">I believe this appeal is problematic for the following reasons.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><ol style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The compliance to the PDP and consensus determination</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.3 The policy discussion we had was complex and nuanced and therefore it was the co-chairs duty to reflect this nuance in their conclusions. There was no conditions imposed. The co-chairs simply stated that if some minor objections were to be addressed by the authors then the policy have achieved rough consensus. Nowhere in the PDP it states how exactly the chairs should determine consensus, therefore I believe that in this case the chairs acted within their prerogative.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.4 The CPM does not explicitly state that only editorial changes are allowed. However, as you pointed out, it is understandable that such changes may be necessary. The fact that editorial changes are the only changes that have been made up to this point does not mean that these are the only changes allowed. The PDP is determined by the CPM and not by the past practices, and the CPM does not forbid any changes during the last call, be it editorial or not.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.5 The other proposals did not achieve consensus during the meeting as there were still many unresolved major objections. The Resource Transfer Policy only had minor issues that could be easily addressed by the authors. Therefore, there is no unfairness in regard to this issue. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">And again, nowhere in the CPM it states that non-editorial changes are not allowed to take place during the last call.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.6 These were not suggestions, but conclusions drawn by the chairs from the discussion. They did summarize the discussion in an objective and non-intrusive manner. But you need to keep in mind that a nuanced discussion requires a nuanced summary. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.7. Fairness is the basic principle that guides the PDP and that includes actions of the co-chairs.</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0" start="2"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Specific issues regarding the proposal being appealed</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2.1 As the current situation holds – the staff assessment is not mandatory and therefore this is not a legitimate ground for the appeal.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2.2 Again, nowhere in the CPM it states that significant changes cannot be done during the last call. In this case particularly, all the changes in the DRAFT-04 have been made to ensure that the Resource Transfer Policy  is fully compatible with ARIN. There is no need for another discussion, as this change directly addresses all the issues raised in all the discussions that preceded the publication of this draft.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2.3 The issue of legacy resources is far too complex to be realistically considered within the scope of the proposed policy. The goal of this policy is to make sure AFRINIC can receive resources from other RIRs and the loss of legacy status is necessary to ensure reciprocity. However, if there is some perceived unfairness when it comes to the transfer of legacy resources, a separate policy ought to be introduced following the Resource Transfer policy. There will be the right time and place to have a discussion on legacy with all its nuances. As of now, the main priority for the region is to have a resource transfer policy that is reciprocal with other RIRs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:cambria,serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As for your note that this proposal is not actually reciprocal with other RIRs – it is factually incorrect. The staff confirmed that the DRAFT-02 and DRAFT-03 are not compatible with ARIN, and this is precisely the reason DRAFT-04 was introduced. And before you say that it was too hasty and it needed more discussion – it really doesn’t. DRAFT-04 just removed the section on the sending RIR being bound by the policies of the receiving RIR that made the policy incompatible with ARIN as per staff assessment. Thus, with all the edits considered the DRAFT-04 of the Resource Transfer Policy should be functional and fully compatible with other RIRs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Considering the above, I believe this appeal lacks the necessary grounds to call for the non-declaration of concensus. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Best, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ekaterina Kalugina </span></p></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, 19:17 Noah <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz">noah@neo.co.tz</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><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, 15:59 Gregoire EHOUMI via RPD, <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto">Hello,</span><br><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div><br></div><div>As per appeal process, see below a copy of my email to appeal committee. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hi Greg</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Pleased to fully support this appeal against the cochairs declaration of rough consensus and consensus on a proposal that is had several unresolved valid objections. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The cochairs erred bigly and its absurd to see the PDP process ignored at every step by those who must ensure that they follow it while acting fairly without being subjective like we have seen recently.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers</div><div dir="auto">Noah</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>
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