<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Dear All,</font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style=""><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">I agree with Nonhlanhla that a <span style="background-color:transparent">technical specification does not automatically require an institutional mandate. Her view that policy creates permanence, interpretation risk, and precedent beyond the immediate database change is noted, and supported as highlighted herein. In her opinion, which l agree with, is that “It affects AFRINIC, not resource holders” is therefore not a complete safeguard, because AFRINIC remains the institution interpreting and enforcing the resulting rule. Until this standard is reviewed, and or reversed, it stands.</span></font></p><p style=""><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent">On AI tools, the standard should be
tool-neutral. Moderate actual flooding or automated nuisance, but judge
ordinary contributions by their substance.</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> A person who</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> reviews and submits a
message remains responsible for it. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%">On this point, l am inclined to agree with Paul on the need to use AI tools </span><span style="background-color:transparent">in - order to improve the clarity of
expression and to assist with language in </span><span style="background-color:transparent">their contribution. I also support the view that participants using AI tools
are encouraged to align such tools with brevity and technical clarity. </span></font></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" style="">In closing, l support the position of Nonhlanhla that the registry
should implement what the system technically requires. It should not turn
implementation convenience into permanent policy authority.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" style=""><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" style="">Taye Medoye.</font></span></p><p style="font-size:small"><br> <span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></span></p><p style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></span></p><p style="font-size:small"><b><br></b></p><p style="font-size:small"><br><br><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>