Hi GKing, Thank you for your interest in me and for taking your time to write the above email. However, I would appreciate it if you could disclose your identity instead of being anonymous with a proxy email for the sake of an honest discussion.
As you have already highlighted in the list, all of my “campaign” acts are run on a public basis. It is open, public, and entirely fair. If they wish to do so, other candidates can promote themselves in the same manner because they also enjoy the same absolute rights as I do regarding the EC election. I don’t think Google, a search engine, will stop them from their public campaign. I also would like to emphasize that my campaign page is located within my very own company website – my own camp, so to speak. I don’t see any problem with having or posting my campaign materials within my own website. That being said, we do make mistakes in the campaign, as no team is perfect, so is ours, but we do apologize for any disturbance caused, and if anyone feels any of my campaign team is not being polite, please do reach out to me directly. I will personally look into every case. As for my involvement with the other RIRs, as rightfully pointed out in the Internet governance post, there is a dispute on the policy issue that some of the companies I am involved with are currently being looked at, especially regarding if members can freely use their IP address on their global network. At the same time, we believe the answer is yes; we are still awaiting confirmation from an authoritative body. It is also important to note that I do not have any IP address from APNIC; therefore, my election for APNIC EC is impartial. LARUS is serving hundreds of companies in the APNIC region with their IP address solutions, including some of the huge members of APNIC and some of the critical telecoms in the region, as well as many small to medium size companies, being APNIC EC, I wish I can voice for their interest for the better future of the Internet. And if I may add, it is common knowledge that each of the RIR does not interfere with the matters of another. Hence, as per the RIRs own standard, it is quite impertinent and impolite to bring up issues of another RIR to APNIC. As you also questioned the legitimacy of my nomination, let me settle your doubts. I think that the very fact that I have been nominated by HUAWEI and a few other large telecoms in the region and that APNIC accepted my own nomination already proves that I am indeed a qualified and legitimate candidate. I hardly think that APNIC would admit a person who could not safeguard their interests and help better the Internet into their Executive Council. Since you appear to have doubts about my nomination, I will take the chance to illustrate my position further: I am well aware of the importance of the Internet and wary of its issues. I envision a world where everyone has access to the Internet regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or beliefs. I think of a world unburdened by most problems that the Internet is facing today. This progress is my goal, especially for developing countries, where especially in Asia, that impact hundreds of millions of people – a world where everyone can reach their potential through solid Internet governance. I am eager to become an instrument of change and be a part of a community of like-minded individuals bent on giving the world a better Internet. If I were to sit on this council, I would exhaust every possible avenue and resource available to usher in the goals of APNIC EC and a better future. I firmly believe that my experience and progressive ideas will be a valuable asset to the APNIC community if I become a member of the Executive Council. On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 at 15:56, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear APNIC Community > > Worldwide seems elections of all sorts are becoming more challenging. > > I noticed this Google advertising above my search results for APNIC EC. > > ...................... > APNIC EC Election 2022 - Better Internet Governance > Ad·https://www.larus.net/ > +852 2988 8918 > Hoping for a better future for Internet Governance? Visit our website and get > to know more about your top EC nominee. View Services. Read Blog. Chat > Support Available. > ...................... > > Curious, I clicked to find a campaign page promoting Lu Heng of Larus as a > candidate for APNIC EC. https://www.larus.net/apnic-ec-election-2022 > > It's widely known that Lu Heng is involved in serious disputes with AFRINIC > https://www.internetgovernance.org/2021/08/19/a-fight-over-crumbs-the-afrinic-crisis/ > and has history of issues with ARIN > https://www.arin.net/blog/2021/08/27/afrinic-and-the-stability-of-the-internet-number-registry-system/ > . > > A conflict of interest question, at least, arises if Lu Heng's campaign is > successful since APNIC, and ARIN and other RIRs, are committed to supporting > AFRINIC and the RIR system. > > Search engine advertising for RIR elections, complete with slogans like "your > top EC nominee"? > Candidates involved with potentially destabilizing the RIR system and its > community as prospective board members? > > Does the APNIC community have the spirit, and policies, to cope with the > sorts of pressures coming into the community election processes? > > bless > GKing > > ** with its elections coming, the AFRINIC community will be following your > elections closely! > > > ((Sincere apologies I had already sent this to the sig-policy list in error)) > > _______________________________________________ > apnic-talk mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- -- Kind regards. 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