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<p>+1</p>
<p>They all joined the mailing list around the same time +/- a week.</p>
<p>They all seem to have the same agenda</p>
<p>Hmm...</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2026/07/21 14:28, Andrew Alston
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<div dir="auto">Personally it is not the use of AI that I find
objectionable - it is clear coordination to attempt to derail
consensus using an objection which is not based on fact or
evidence.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Necessity is not a requirement for policy - never
has been - and objections should raise issues that show the
policy would do harm or is out of scope, they should be evidence
based, and not purely subjective.</div>
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<div dir="auto">At this point what I am seeing is a bunch of
coordinated posts generated by AI and sent by random individuals
who when looking at LinkedIn profiles seem to have no relation
to the industry.</div>
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<div dir="auto">While anyone is free to participate in the PDP and
I strongly support that, such participation needs to be done in
good faith, and I am starting to seriously doubt that element
exists here</div>
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<div dir="auto">Andrew </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at
14:08, Gugu Dhlamini <<a
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<div dir="auto">Hi Sami,
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<div dir="auto">The concern is not reasonable moderation.
It is that AI use is being raised mainly against
participants who oppose these policies, as though the
tool makes their objections illegitimate.</div>
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<div dir="auto">If anyone floods the list, moderate the
flooding. Apply that rule equally, regardless of
viewpoint or drafting method. A real participant using
AI to translate, edit, or organise their own position is
not grounds for exclusion.</div>
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<div dir="auto">An open PDP cannot embrace technology for
registry operations while condemning it when unfamiliar
participants use it to speak. That would be gatekeeping,
not consensus.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Regards,</div>
<div dir="auto">Gugu </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 21 Jul 2026,
10:48 am Sami Ait Ali Oulahcen via RPD <<a
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all,<br>
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It's been really difficult to follow the list this past
2/3 days. And I imagine I'm not alone.<br>
I fully agree on moderating the AI madness. Otherwise,
it'll dissuade many folks from following/participating.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Sami<br>
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A useful discussion - thank you<br>
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM Mike Burns via RPD <<a
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> Hi Rob,<br>
><br>
> Yes, the language is a clear tell of AI usage, but
flowery language alone<br>
> is not swamping the list.<br>
<br>
I don't want to hijack the AS-SET discussion, so thank
you for the new<br>
> subject line.<br>
><br>
<br>
Agreed<br>
<br>
><br>
> Now, sometimes and unfortunately, I can use vague
and flowery language<br>
> myself, so I would advise you to treat the AI stuff
like the human stuff.<br>
> Ignore it if it's too vague or flowery to serve as
a good argument, and<br>
> you have clearly laid out the two arguments in your
last two lines.<br>
> Hopefully the list will show judgement and treat
clear and concise<br>
> arguments better than vague ones.<br>
> And then the AI posts, if they want to be
successful, will avoid the<br>
> purple prose.<br>
><br>
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I think it goes beyond flowery language.<br>
<br>
I am concerned that this is a precedent for AI generated
DDoS attacks on<br>
the PDP and I do think we should have some light touch
guidelines. I<br>
suspect that one of the reasons for the AI-slop flood is
not just to try<br>
convince anyone of the value or legitimacy of their
views but rather to<br>
overwhelm and frustrate other participants and cause
them to withdraw from<br>
participation.<br>
<br>
Accordingly, I suggest we don't simply leave this to the
co-chairs to<br>
determine on a case by case basis, but rather set some
guidelines under<br>
which measures can be taken to avoid AI DDoS.<br>
<br>
Anyway - just my ZAR0,02 which is not worth much<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Mike S<br>
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