[anti-abuse-wg] VOTE: members and RIPE region only

On 9 Aug 2011, at 13:49, Frank Gadegast wrote:

> Brian Nisbet wrote:
>> Frank,
>> 
>> "Frank Gadegast" wrote the following on 09/08/2011 13:30:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I also like to start a vote, that this
>>> mailing list is only open for RIPE members
>>> or people from the RIPE region.
>>> 
>>> Members could be proofed easily and
>>> for the RIPE region I would count
>>> on sender email addresses with a TLD
>>> from the RIPE region and a mailserver
>>> that has an RIPE IP address.
>> 
>> This mailing list, just like the RIPE meetings, is part of the RIPE
>> community and, as such, open to everyone. I'm not sure if you are being
>> serious or sarcastic, to be honest, but I wanted to make that very plain
>> indeed.
> 
> Thats a basic question:
> why should anybody not associated with the RIPE region be
> part of the RIPE community ?

The internet is global 
I'm involved in a lot of regional mailing lists for regions that I don't live in and I don't ever need to justify myself 


> 
> A cannot vote in the Nederlands or influence the politics or
> law processes there, if Im not a legal entity in the Nederlands.


That's not true. You're an EU citizen :)

EU law is binding in both jurisdictions .. 

(sorry - you chose the analogy)

> 
> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Brian,
>> Co-chair, RIPE AA-WG
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> Kind regards, Frank
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