<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>Saul,</p>
    <p>Lets keep showing how building consensus should be: Keeping it
      short and simple, and focusing on the message and not the
      messenger.</p>
    <p>Great progress.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Sunday.<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/21 9:10 AM, Saul Stein wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:0d0201d70696$a4c5b380$ee511a80$@enetworks.co.za">
      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
      <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered
        medium)">
      <style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Consolas;
        panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0cm;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0cm;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0cm;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
pre
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char";
        margin:0cm;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
        {mso-style-name:msonormal;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0cm;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0cm;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.HTMLPreformattedChar
        {mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char";
        mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted";
        font-family:Consolas;}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
        color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle22
        {mso-style-type:personal-compose;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
        color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
        margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
      <div class="WordSection1">
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi
            Sunday, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Re
            point 6:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This
            is something that I think is the fundamental breakdown and
            cause of our troubles and goes for all of us, not just the
            selection of co-chairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">When
            we get involved in volunteer work, it is just that – we do
            so for the better of the community and organisation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">One
            needs to understand that self-serving interest does not come
            into play and that there could very well be circumstances
            where what is right for the community is not what is right
            for your particular personal or business need. However, we
            need to put the community first ALWAYS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Once
            we have that right, I think things will improve
            considerably.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Just
            my 2cents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Saul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <div>
          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
            1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                  lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                lang="EN-US"> Sunday Folayan
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sfolayan@skannet.com"><sfolayan@skannet.com></a> <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, 19 February 2021 09:48<br>
                <b>To:</b> Mike Silber <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:silber.mike@gmail.com"><silber.mike@gmail.com></a>;
                Noah <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz"><noah@neo.co.tz></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> AfriNIC List <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"><rpd@afrinic.net></a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Criteria for Eligibility or
                Selection of PDWG Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p>I am OK with Noah's trajectory, proposition, and Mike's
          modification. <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>Slight edit in 4. "which is am AFRINIC resource members"
          should read "who is an AFRINIC resource member" <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>I also think we should add ... <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>6. Ability to remain calm in the face of provocation and
          respect for the continental diversity. <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p>Sunday.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal">On 2/19/21 7:38 AM, Mike Silber wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
        </div>
        <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Noah <o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">I think that is an excellent list.<o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">The only thing I would add to your
              point 5 is an intangible quality - a history (or
              perception) of building consensus. Some of us understand
              RFC 7282, but because of our passion, style or language
              are less successful (or perceived as less successful) at
              moving the group towards consensus.<o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Regards <o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 at 07:54, Noah
                  <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">noah@neo.co.tz</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">
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Hi PDWG participants,<o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Could we as a WG participants
                        agree on a set of criteria for a WG participant
                        to become a co-chair. <o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">This I believe is more
                        important and I had shared some few ideas below
                        a separate thread but I think it would make
                        sense to work this out on this new thread.<o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Some thoughts that crossed my
                        mind as criteria;<o:p></o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.
                            Active participation in WG discussions by a
                            participant, in say, the past 3 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2.
                            Participant should demonstrate a clear
                            understanding of the CPM and especially
                            sections that relate to the PDWG.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3.
                            Participant should have some 5 years sound
                            technical experience in this space with a
                            clear understanding of Internet Protocol and
                            preferably having worked in this space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4.
                            Affiliation with an entity which is am
                            AFRINIC resource members could come in handy
                            for a participant interested in chairing
                            policy discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5.
                            Understanding of rfc7282 and what rough
                            consensus and consensus is all about, after
                            all consensus is a path and not a
                            destination. This is very important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other
                            participants in this WG can also add and we
                            see what criteria are more required and
                            which ones to discard to keep it simple.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I
                            stand to be corrected but I think we as a WG
                            have an obligation to first sort this
                            requirements out before we can think of the
                            selection of the interim co-chairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Noah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
                  RPD mailing list<br>
                  <a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">RPD@afrinic.net</a><br>
                  <a
                    href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a><o:p></o:p></p>
              </blockquote>
            </div>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
            <br>
            <o:p></o:p></p>
          <pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
          <pre>RPD mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre>
          <pre><a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" moz-do-not-send="true">RPD@afrinic.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
          <pre><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" moz-do-not-send="true">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
        </blockquote>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
  </body>
</html>