<div dir="auto"><div>Dear Saul,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for your perspective.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I respectfully disagree that moving this matter to an operational process automatically removes community influence. Operational practices can still be transparent, accountable, and informed by community input without making every operational issue a policy obligation.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The key question remains whether a policy requirement has been shown to be necessary. If the same objective can be achieved through operational mechanisms, then expanding policy may not be the most proportionate approach.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">For that reason, I continue to believe that this proposal has not sufficiently justified why policy is the appropriate solution.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">BR,</div><div dir="auto">Thandeka Mseleku<br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 21 Jul 2026, 08:43 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">So let’s look at this differently:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Policy: community driven<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Operational: AFRINIC driven (no community input – its operational)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The statements that have been made is that the policy is giving to many rights to the “organisation”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Now, you are suggesting that this idea and it is managed be taken away from the community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Understand, if this is operational, AFRIINC decide what and how.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thus having this as a policy is more empowering.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Thandeka Mseleku <<a href="mailto:mselekuthandeka80@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mselekuthandeka80@gmail.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 21 July 2026 08:37<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:rpd-owner@afrinic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rpd-owner@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 class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I support Kone's observations. The examples from other RIRs show that hierarchical AS-SET naming can be implemented through operational practices without necessarily becoming a policy requirement.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Before introducing additional policy obligations, it is important to demonstrate why existing operational approaches would not adequately address the concerns raised. Where practical alternatives exist, they deserve careful consideration.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Policy should remain focused on addressing clearly demonstrated needs rather than replacing operational decisions that can be managed through established registry practices.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For these reasons, I remain opposed to AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BR,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thandeka Mseleku<u></u><u></u></p>
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