<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style> </head> <body 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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </div> <div id="Signature"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" 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="appendonsend"></div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><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> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday 16 April 2020 08:25<br> <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> <b>Subject:</b> [anti-abuse-wg] RIPE NCC Executive Board election</font> <div> </div> </div> <div class="BodyFragment"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> <div class="PlainText">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> <br> <br> Greetings all,<br> <br> I know that all is not right with the world right now, and that most of<br> you, like me, have much more pressing things on your minds right now, but<br> someone just sent me the following link and I cannot exactly ignore it:<br> <br> <a 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">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><br> <br> I would like to call everyone's attention to the last of the three candidates<br> who have, it seems, "qualified" as candidates for open seats of the RIPE NCC<br> Executive Board.<br> <br> As I have already said, I know that things are bad in the world right now,<br> but I must ask this question: Is there really no one other than these<br> three candidates who is willing and/or able to stand for the three open<br> seats on the RIPE NCC Executive board... three open seats that will be<br> voted on at the next general meeting, 13-15 May 2020 ?<br> <br> If not, then it seems that RIPE NCC will soon be following in the new<br> tradition, established first by AFRINIC only last year, of placing well<br> and widely known crooks on it board.<br> <br> I desperately hope it won't come to that, but that is not for me to decide.<br> <br> The decision is in your hands dear friends.<br> <br> <br> Regards,<br> rfg<br> <br> </div> </span></font></div> </body> </html>