<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear PDWG,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would like to add one observation regarding the recent discussion about AI-assisted writing.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Many people today use AI as a writing aid to improve grammar, structure, or clarity. That does not necessarily mean the ideas, reasoning, or conclusions are generated by the tool. The author still decides what arguments to make, what evidence to rely on, and whether those arguments accurately reflect their own views.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">For that reason, I do not believe the validity of a technical contribution should be judged by assumptions about how it was drafted. If an argument is technically incorrect, then it should be challenged on technical grounds. If it is incomplete, then it should be explained why. That approach strengthens the Policy Development Process far more than speculating about authorship or writing tools.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The purpose of this Working Group is to evaluate technical arguments on their merits. I hope we can continue doing exactly that.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kind regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fundiswa Nadia Maseko</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 19 Jul 2026, 20:34 Saul Stein, <<a href="mailto:saul@enetworks.co.za">saul@enetworks.co.za</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Well, I have just finished my popcorn… sadly there wasn’t enough to read the bombardment of emails, so I didn’t.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What I did see though, was a number of non-original / cvopy and paste objections. Not only that, but more importantly, they do not raise any valid concerns about the proposal that
has reached final call.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">So with that in mind, I fully support this proposal.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’d have to be part of a community group where you have to have a valid NIC to post…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Saul<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 19 July 2026 20:25<br>
<b>To:</b> Fundiswa Nadia Maseko <<a href="mailto:fundiswanadia2@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fundiswanadia2@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal – Hierarchical Names for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Fundiswa,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Has the proposal demonstrated mandatory naming is the least restrictive solution?" — Yes,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"Do you disagree that hierarchical naming authenticates object creation rather than membership accuracy?" — No.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These are the specific answers requested.<br>
If you still oppose this proposal, we ask that you engage these answers first — in particular the deployment-coordination asymmetry raised — instead of repeating the original objections without technical substances<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 19 Jul 2026, at 19:54, Fundiswa Nadia Maseko wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Dear Ben,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Thank you for your response.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Respectfully, I believe it is more productive to address the arguments themselves than to make assumptions about the people presenting them or the tools they may have used.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">If you believe the objections are technically incorrect, I would appreciate it if you could identify which specific points you disagree with. For example, do you disagree that hierarchical
naming authenticates object creation rather than the accuracy of object membership? Or do you believe the proposal has demonstrated that mandatory naming is the least restrictive solution available?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Those are technical questions that can be examined and debated. Dismissing opposing views as "AI bots" does not, on its own, explain why the arguments are wrong.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">I believe the PDWG benefits most when participants engage with the substance of each other's reasoning, regardless of how a contribution was drafted.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Fundiswa Nadia Maseko<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">On Sun, 19 Jul 2026, 19:13 Ben Roberts - AfriNIC, <<a href="mailto:ben.roberts@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ben.roberts@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Fundiswa,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">But the AI bots opposing the AS-SET policy aren’t making technical arguments. They are just regurgitating and re-using the same script. None of them seem to know or care what an
AS-SET is, or what network owners use them for. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Ben<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Sent from my iPhone<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">On 19 Jul 2026, at 17:56, Fundiswa Nadia Maseko <<a href="mailto:fundiswanadia2@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fundiswanadia2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Dear PDWG,</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">I have been following this discussion with interest, and I would like to express my concern about the direction it has taken.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">The Policy Development Process should evaluate technical arguments on their merits. Whether a participant drafted a message unaided, received editorial assistance, or used modern writing tools does
not determine whether the reasoning is sound. Speculating about authorship instead of addressing the substance risks distracting the Working Group from the policy questions before it.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">I am also concerned by suggestions that contributions should be disregarded simply because of assumptions about how they were written. If there are factual or technical errors, they should be identified
and discussed. That is how consensus is strengthened.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">The questions raised by several participants remain legitimate subjects for technical debate: whether the proposal has demonstrated operational necessity, whether the proposed intervention is proportionate,
and whether less restrictive alternatives have been adequately considered.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">I therefore encourage all participants to continue engaging with the substance of the proposal while maintaining the respectful and professional standards expected within the PDWG. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777">Fundiswa Nadia Maseko<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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