<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp57d37802yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div> <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I would like to second Brian's comments below. The DB-WG has no mandate to concern itself with issues concerning the RIPE NCC Exec Board. Any discussion would be inappropriate on this mailing list.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">cheers</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">denis</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">co-chair DB-WG</div><div><br></div> </div><div id="ydp1b243df2yahoo_quoted_7992629009" class="ydp1b243df2yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"> <div> On Thursday, 16 April 2020, 10:34:54 CEST, Brian Nisbet via db-wg <db-wg@ripe.net> wrote: </div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><div id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890"><div dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Ronald,</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> While obviously I can only make comments for AA-WG (I note there are many WGs in x-post) I need to point out that this is not a suitable email for this working group.</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The NCC Exec Board elections are a matter for the NCC members, not this WG nor any other, despite any cross-over in membership.</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Obviously you may speak to whomever you wish on this matter, but please do not use this mailing list as a vehicle for that. It is not part of the charter nor purpose of the WG.</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> I would also point out that the order of candidates on the website can change, so while I am explicitly not asking you to make any more specific comments, I would point out that mentioning someone's place on a list is not useful and is potentially very harmful. I would, while again asking you not to make any more specific comments about who you are talking about, ask that you acknowledge this.</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> I would please ask you and all members of this list to be extremely careful in regards to mentioning or alluding to any specific people and their activities. </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Thanks,</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Brian</div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Co-Chair, RIPE AA-WG</div> <div> <div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br clear="none"> </div> <div id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890Signature"> <div dir="ltr" id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Brian Nisbet </p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Service Operations Manager</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">1st Floor, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin D01 X8N7, Ireland</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">+35316609040 brian.nisbet@heanet.ie www.heanet.ie</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270 </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890appendonsend"></div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%;" tabindex="-1"> <div dir="ltr" id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890divRplyFwdMsg"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt;" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> anti-abuse-wg <anti-abuse-wg-bounces@ripe.net> on behalf of Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@tristatelogic.com><br clear="none"> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday 16 April 2020 08:25<br clear="none"> <b>To:</b> anti-abuse-wg@ripe.net <anti-abuse-wg@ripe.net>; db-wg@ripe.net <db-wg@ripe.net>; routing-wg@ripe.net <routing-wg@ripe.net>; address-policy-wg@ripe.net <address-policy-wg@ripe.net><br clear="none"> <b>Subject:</b> [anti-abuse-wg] RIPE NCC Executive Board election</font> <div> </div> </div> <div class="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890BodyFragment"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font><div class="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890PlainText">CAUTION[External]: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click on links or open the attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Greetings all,<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> I know that all is not right with the world right now, and that most of<br clear="none"> you, like me, have much more pressing things on your minds right now, but<br clear="none"> someone just sent me the following link and I cannot exactly ignore it:<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <a shape="rect" href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.net%2Fparticipate%2Fmeetings%2Fgm%2Fmeetings%2Fmay-2020%2Fconfirmed-candidates&data=02%7C01%7Cbrian.nisbet%40heanet.ie%7Cd7c81f06348b4f53dca108d7e1d75a95%7Ccd9e8269dfb648e082538b7baf8d3391%7C0%7C1%7C637226187374036509&sdata=wy76n6BJ0G9TZ9rEmO%2BdoF%2FWFk7Ds3nb5ncvZGPztoo%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.net%2Fparticipate%2Fmeetings%2Fgm%2Fmeetings%2Fmay-2020%2Fconfirmed-candidates&data=02%7C01%7Cbrian.nisbet%40heanet.ie%7Cd7c81f06348b4f53dca108d7e1d75a95%7Ccd9e8269dfb648e082538b7baf8d3391%7C0%7C1%7C637226187374036509&sdata=wy76n6BJ0G9TZ9rEmO%2BdoF%2FWFk7Ds3nb5ncvZGPztoo%3D&reserved=0</a><div class="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890yqt1247179478" id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890yqtfd89568"><br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> I would like to call everyone's attention to the last of the three candidates<br clear="none"> who have, it seems, "qualified" as candidates for open seats of the RIPE NCC<br clear="none"> Executive Board.<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> As I have already said, I know that things are bad in the world right now,<br clear="none"> but I must ask this question: Is there really no one other than these<br clear="none"> three candidates who is willing and/or able to stand for the three open<br clear="none"> seats on the RIPE NCC Executive board... three open seats that will be<br clear="none"> voted on at the next general meeting, 13-15 May 2020 ?<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> If not, then it seems that RIPE NCC will soon be following in the new<br clear="none"> tradition, established first by AFRINIC only last year, of placing well<br clear="none"> and widely known crooks on it board.<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> I desperately hope it won't come to that, but that is not for me to decide.<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> The decision is in your hands dear friends.<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> Regards,<br clear="none"> rfg<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> </div></div><div class="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890yqt1247179478" id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890yqtfd44638"> </div></div><div class="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890yqt1247179478" id="ydp1b243df2yiv8750941890yqtfd68205"> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div></body></html>