<div dir="auto">Dear Frank and Hendrik,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I think the discussion is becoming unnecessarily personal.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Frank, nobody has denied that the proposal contains a problem statement. The issue is whether the proposed restriction is the right response to that problem. A problem statement explains why a proposal exists. It does not make every conclusion that follows from it correct.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hendrik, saying that some operators prefer the proposal is also not enough. Operators are entitled to support it, but their support does not settle the question for everyone else. The working group exists to examine the rule, including its limits and consequences, not simply to ratify the preference of the most established participants.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The traffic-law comparison is particularly unhelpful. AFRINIC is not a government, and this working group is not a parliament. Public law and technical coordination are not interchangeable simply because both can produce rules.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What concerns me most is the suggestion that contributions should be disregarded because the wording is familiar, polished, or similar to another objection. That is not how an open process should work. The chairs can group repeated points, but the underlying concern still has to be answered.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The point remains that closing flat-name creation may reduce collisions, but it does not make AS-SET data accurate, complete, or safe to trust automatically. The proposal addresses one part of the problem. It should not be treated as though it settles the whole problem.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please deal with the argument rather than the identity, reputation, writing style, or tooling of the person raising it.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I remain opposed to the proposal.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">[PAULO MSABA]</div></div>
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