<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 26 Feb 2021, at 11:47, Mike Silber <silber.mike@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Hi Mirriam<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is getting loud in the echo chamber …. Thank you for trying to make your voice heard!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Those who complain that consensus is impossible are now claiming that we have reached consensus on an election.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Personally I don’t think there is much value to this debate any further. There are some who will refuse to allow this WG to move to consensus (as is their right). I just wonder if that is because they believe they have enough sock puppets on the mailing list to win an election?</div></div></blockquote>I wouldn’t doubt about this..... <br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We just need to make sure that we have quality candidates and a fair election without “ballot stuffing” by sock-puppets.</div></div></blockquote>+1.<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mike<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 26 Feb 2021, at 12:34, Mirriam via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Hi Gaby</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have been reading about the notion that consensus is hard and you are now claiming that its tricky etc...</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I believe this claims are baseless and with no merit. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614335608503" class="">Mirriam.</div><br class=""><div id="ymail_android_signature" class=""><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" class="">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br class=""> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;" class=""> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;" class=""> <div class="">On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 12:55 PM, Gaby Giner</div><div class=""><<a href="mailto:gabyginernetwork@gmail.com" class="">gabyginernetwork@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;" class=""> <div id="yiv4896720716" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi everyone,</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">It's quite obvious that option 1 is the clear choice to go with as opposed to option 2. An online election provides much more clarity and expedites the process as opposed to the mess of voting by consensus. It's also been proven by the past that consensus is such a tricky thing to achieve, and could cost us time and effort. </div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">Option 1 is the no-brainer choice.</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">Thanks, </div><div class="">Gaby</div></div></div><br clear="none" class=""><div class="yiv4896720716gmail_quote"><div class="yiv4896720716gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 3:32 PM Mirriam via RPD <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none" class=""></div><blockquote class="yiv4896720716gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div id="yiv4896720716gmail-m_-211993473293943234yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614324263045" class="">Hi Anthony,</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">Even WG consensus has been tried and tested as a great procedure in the past and you can ask Dewole, Sami, Seun etc.....</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div id="yiv4896720716gmail-m_-211993473293943234yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614324208523" class="">As a WG, let us not shy away from the fact that in recent past two well meaning but inexperienced co-chairs who kept getting things very wrong got selected by voting. Don't get me wrong, voting by ranked choice may be good second option.</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div id="yiv4896720716gmail-m_-211993473293943234yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614324424410" class="">The fall back to the board also sounds as a reasonable selection process with involvement of WG if board can float candidates.</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div id="yiv4896720716gmail-m_-211993473293943234yMail_cursorElementTracker_1614324202520" class="">Mirriam</div><br clear="none" class=""><div id="yiv4896720716gmail-m_-211993473293943234ymail_android_signature" class=""><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" id="yiv4896720716gmail-m_-211993473293943234ymail_android_signature_link" target="_blank" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" class="">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br clear="none" class=""> <blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 20px;" class=""> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(109,0,246);" class=""> <div class="">On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:46 AM, Anthony Ubah</div><div class=""><<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ubah.tonyiyke@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubah.tonyiyke@gmail.com" class="">ubah.tonyiyke@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 20px;margin:10px 0px 0px;border-left:1px solid rgb(109,0,246);" class=""> _______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">RPD mailing list<br clear="none" class=""><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" class="">RPD@afrinic.net</a><br clear="none" class=""><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a><div class="yiv4896720716yqt8861127433" id="yiv4896720716yqtfd59710"><br clear="none" class=""> </div></div><div class="yiv4896720716yqt8861127433" id="yiv4896720716yqtfd01722"> </div></blockquote><div class="yiv4896720716yqt8861127433" id="yiv4896720716yqtfd82900">_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">
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