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<p>It is truly speechless to see you repeat something you learned in
the US and believe that this same model applies every other
situations or any RIR equally, especially in a scenario you seem
insistently defending lately.<br>
You simply disregard important stuff that applies and try to fit
to your own personal believe or way you think this should work,
but it doesn't in practice. It is so simplistic and easy to claim
Board can apply something based on a void article just because it
is written there disregarding totally what is above it and what it
means to Internet Governance system.<br>
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<p>And what is even worst is to ignore there is an appeal going on
for the policy and try to make Board adopt a policy with that
status or even worst commit a illegal action by adopting by
itself, in a controversial moment and which will only be of
interest to a few members at this rush.</p>
<p>Who is really interested in all this rush?<br>
<br>
Fernando<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/08/2021 21:23, Owen DeLong wrote:<br>
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<div class="">On Aug 1, 2021, at 16:32 , Fernando Frediani
<<a href="mailto:fhfrediani@gmail.com" class=""
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class="">How bad is to see this thing being said that 11.4
allows Board to adopt by itself any policy they wish at
any point without any prior discussion in PDWG.</p>
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Whether you like it or not, it is an absolutely true statement. <br
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class="">This is one of the most wrong things I have been
seen here overtime, simply because this "right" was NEVER
gave by Community to to members to do such thing, even in
a urgent or most noble situation. This simply does not and
never existed.</p>
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Doesn't matter… The company is run according to its bylaws. The
bylaws give the board the power to make the company enforce such
a policy. You continue to want to pretend that this is not the
case, but wishing does not make it so and reality is that legal
corporate governance trumps kumbayah idealism.<br class="">
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class="">It is not because of some member with a lot of
imagination in the past decided to push that to the bylaws
that it is something valid because it is currently written
there.<br class="">
Resources don't belong to members, as such only community
can make such concession to members and that has NEVER
happened before in AfriNic history.</p>
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Some version of this has been in the bylaws since the beginning
of AFRINIC.</div>
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<div>The original bylaws granted the full power of policy to the
board.</div>
<div>See: <a
href="https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/bylaws/afrinic-bylaws-2007-en.pdf"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/bylaws/afrinic-bylaws-2007-en.pdf</a>
at 13.2(ii)</div>
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<div>In 2012 (the next revision of the AFRINIC bylaws), we have
section 11.4 in</div>
<div>a nearly identical form to the 2020 version:</div>
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<p class=""><span style="font-size: 19.000000pt;
font-family: '.SFNS'" class="">11.4 Notwithstanding,
the provisions of Article 11.2 the
Board may adopt such policies regarding the
management of internet number resources where it
considers that the same is necessary and urgent,
having
regard to the proper and responsible usage of these
resources. </span></p>
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As you can see, the language from 2020 is not significantly
different:
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caret-color: rgb(117, 117, 117); color: rgb(117, 117, 117);
font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;
text-align: justify;" class="">11.4) Notwithstanding the
provisions of Article 11.3 above, the Board may adopt such
policies regarding the management of internet number
resources where it considers that the same is necessary and
urgent, having regard to the proper and responsible usage of
these resources. <span style="box-sizing: border-box;
font-weight: 700;" class="">[Amended at the 2020 AGMM]</span></p>
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<div> 11.2 got renumbered to 11.3. That appears to be the only
difference between the 2012 version and the 2020 amendment.</div>
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<div>So, this bylaw is as old as the PDP itself (which was first
recognized in the bylaws in the 2012 version).</div>
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<p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
text-decoration: none;" class="">To those who still
believe in that because it is convenient for them
moment, just try to accept and learn to deal with the
rules and work in passing a proper proposal following
the due process, instead to force soemthing artificially
in the interest of a few.</p>
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I don’t believe in it because it is convenient for the moment.
I believe in it because it is how the corporation</div>
<div>is structured, it is enshrined in the bylaws, and the
companies act is quite clear about the company being</div>
<div>governed by its constitution (which for AFRINIC is one and
the same with the bylaws).</div>
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<div>There is a proposal that has been stalled by the board in
the proper due process.</div>
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<div>There is also a potential for AFRINIC to significantly
reduce its legal and financial exposure, either by the</div>
<div>board ratifying the above referenced policy or by the board
passing some alternative urgent policy. The</div>
<div>board has a fiduciary duty to protect the organization, so
if it can eliminate material risk by taking one of</div>
<div>these actions, they have a duty to give same proper and due
consideration.</div>
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<div>That _IS_ dealing with the rules as they are written.</div>
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<div>It might not be how you think the rules should be written,
but it is how the rules are written.</div>
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<div>I suggest you try to accept and learn to deal with the
rules AS THEY ARE WRITTEN instead of how you imagine them to
be.</div>
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<div>Owen</div>
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