<div dir="auto">I couldn’t agree with you more Alain. </div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards,<br>Dr. Ngundi<br></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 at 16:06, ALAIN AINA via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi PDWG,<br>
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> On 21 Jul 2026, at 13:03, Hytham El-Nakhal <<a href="mailto:hytham@tra.gov.eg" target="_blank">hytham@tra.gov.eg</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Dear PDWG,<br>
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> The AF-37 PPM minutes can be accessed here : <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RS9bYBb9-8uQxLb4u8LpvEUw1jZSfei5mLj01l2LS1s/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RS9bYBb9-8uQxLb4u8LpvEUw1jZSfei5mLj01l2LS1s/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
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The recent discussions during Last Calls and the various attempts to contain the excesses of those exchanges have made one point clear: our Working Group and the PDP it serves need to be updated. We require clearer definitions of roles, responsibilities, and process expectations. Without this, polarization will deepen and ad‑hoc tools will continue to proliferate.<br>
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Participation in this WG must remain grounded in arguments, not in the source address of the participant. In the RIR context, contributions come from two broad groups speaking in their personal capacity:<br>
1. registered contacts of resource members, and<br>
2. any other interested parties.<br>
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Both groups must be treated equally, and their arguments evaluated on merit.<br>
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Our path to rough consensus must remain focused on addressing issues not on counting supporters or opponents. Consensus is built by resolving concerns, not by tallying positions. The Last Call stage should reflect this. <br>
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A Last Call should:<br>
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• list the issues raised during discussions,<br>
• explain how each issue was addressed,<br>
• identify any open issues, and<br>
• justify why the proposal is ready to move forward.<br>
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A Last Call should not solicit support or opposition. Instead, it should invite:<br>
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• new issues that were not previously considered, or<br>
• new perspectives on how addressed issues were resolved.<br>
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Let us work together to provide AFRINIC with a predictable PDP, clear co‑chairs mandates, and the tools needed to manage discussions effectively and fairly.<br>
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HTH<br>
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—Alain( Co-author of the PDP WG guidelines proposal)<br>
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