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<p>Hi Lucilla, RPD, Members-Discuss<br>
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<p>+members-discuss as per a few off-list recommendations (thanks to
those that have indicated support to my email below off list, you
know who you are). Sorry for people now receiving dupes.</p>
<p>Please keep in mind I'm not a lawyer, so these are MY PERSONAL
opinions and have no legal basis.<br>
</p>
<p>It is my opinion that the below constitutes coercion, by
yourself, plainly speaking on behalf of the LARUS Foundation. At
least you're STRONGLY implying that you're speaking on behalf of
and as authorised by the foundation, in spite of emailing both
this reply, as well as the original from gmail.com email
addresses.<br>
</p>
<p>The fact that you don't want your behaviour to be made public
(and are offended thereby) implies that you really want this
behind closed doors (in the dark), further implying and supporting
unethical behaviour.</p>
<p>I never claimed your emails made me uncomfortable. I did imply
that I found your behaviour distasteful personally, and publicly
requested you to refrain from such behaviour.<br>
</p>
<p>Unfortunately the only way to deal with any kind of "dark"
(behind closed doors, unethical, harassment, coercion) behaviour
is to shine a light on it as darkness cannot stand in the light.
I will never refrain from shining the light on such behaviour, so
if you take any action that you feel you would be offended by if
it were to be made public, perhaps you would allow me to be so
bold as to suggest that you need to think twice about engaging in
such behaviour.<br>
</p>
<p>The LARUS foundation based on <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.larus.foundation/">https://www.larus.foundation/</a> is
based out of Hong Kong. Could you please clarify if the LARUS
Foundation is even a *paid up* member of AFRINIC?</p>
<p>Could you please clarify what interest the LARUS Foundation has
in the AFRINIC organisation, and region?</p>
<p>Could you please disclose any links/affiliations between Mr <span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Wollner</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and the LARUS Foundation, as
well as why the LARUS Foundation believes Mr Wollner is the
correct and most suitable candidate?</span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Further,
you state in your original email "work for" - does this mean
you get paid a salary from the LARUS Foundation, or are you
using exaggeration of the unconfirmed fact that you are an
"intern" or a "fellow" of the organisation (in other words
sponsored by the Foundation to be enabled to attend and
participate in meetings in your *own personal capacity*).</span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Eagerly
awaiting clarifications as per above.<br>
</span></span></p>
<p>Kind Regards,<br>
Jaco<br>
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On 2021/05/19 12:07, lucilla fornaro wrote:<br>
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<div>Dear Jaco,</div>
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<div>My email is a direct and private yet legit way to
recommend a candidate. There isn't any form of harassment or
coercion. I honestly cannot understand what made you feel
uncomfortable. </div>
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<div>What I find offensive is that you disclosed a private
email and a private email address on the RPD. I would
appreciate if you could refrain from doing that again. Thank
you.</div>
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<div>Lucilla</div>
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ore 18:26 Jaco Kroon <<a href="mailto:jaco@uls.co.za"
moz-do-not-send="true">jaco@uls.co.za</a>> ha scritto:<br>
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<p>Dear All, and in particular Lucilla,</p>
<p>I would appreciate if you refrain from sending
unsolicited emails such as the below:</p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Dear</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span>Ultimate
Linux Solutions Team,</span></p>
<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">hope</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">this</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> email </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">finds</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">you</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">well</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">My
name </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Lucilla, and I work
for </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">LARUS Foundation.</span></span><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">It</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> a non-profit </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">organization</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">that</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">was</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">established</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in 2018. </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Our</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> work </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">consists</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> of </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">striving</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">increase</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> public engagement in
the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">process</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> of Internet policy </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">development</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to make sure the
Internet </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">infrastructure</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">remains</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> free and fair for
the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">foreseeable</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> future.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">There</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> an </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">important</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">election</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> on 4th </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">June</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> 2021, for the
AFRINIC Board </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">election</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">am</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">sending</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">you</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">this</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> email </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">today</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, to </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ask</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">you</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to vote for</span></span><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Mr.
Paul </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Wollner</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">,</span></span><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">who</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> running for </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">seat</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> 5 in the board </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">election</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">As</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">we</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">all</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> know, </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">voting</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">how</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">we</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> can make a positive </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">change</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">our</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> communities. The e-</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">voting</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">will</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> be open on </span></span><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">20th </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">May</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> 2021.</span></span><span> </span></p>
<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span><br>
</span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Currently</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, AFRINIC </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in a </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">huge</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">mess</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, the community </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">needs</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to take action and </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">change</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">this</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">difficult</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> situation for the </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">better</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. After </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">all</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">our</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> common goal </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to make the
internet </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">stable</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in Africa.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I
know Mr. Paul </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Wollner</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, he </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> a </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">highly</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">qualified</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> candidate with
multiple </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">experiences</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in the Internet </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">industry</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. With </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">his</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> expertise and
commitment, </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">having</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">him</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">as</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> a </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">chairperson</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> can </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">only</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">contribute</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> to the </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">improvement</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> of </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">AFRINIC’s</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> services. </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Also</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, Mr. </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Wollner</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">lived</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">studied</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, and </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">worked</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in South Africa, </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">that</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">said</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, he </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">has</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> the </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">sufficient</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">baggage</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">aware</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> of the </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">specificities</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> of </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">our</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">continent</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, in </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">terms</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> of Internet </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">technicalities</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">legislations</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">needs</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">I </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ask</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> for </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">your</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">kind</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> support to </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">become</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">changemakers</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Thank </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">you</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> for </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">your</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> time and </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">consideration</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span> </span></p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Best </span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">regards</span><span
style="margin:0px;padding:0px">,</span></span><span> </span></p>
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style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span
lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Lucilla</span></span><span> </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">LF</span></span><span></span>
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<p>Kind Regards,<br>
Jaco</p>
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