A business infers that its purpose is to make a profit. APNIC Pty Ltd (the legal entity in which members interact with and that provides services across the service region) is a not-for-profit company governed by its by-laws, which determine how it can operate. If Members choose not to engage in the community, this is their right not to do so, although I strongly encourage them to.
I'm not attempting to attack your hidden identity. Rather, I'm encouraging you to speak up and reveal who you are, and people might just take what you have to say a little more seriously. For once, you're right, using my real identity doesn't inherently prove the truthfulness in what I say. However, it does prove that I am a real person where people can see my active engagement within the internet community and I hope that they will at least consider what I have to say. I will say though, the timing in your email is impeccable. It seems that before every APNIC member meeting and Executive Council election, the process and the organisation consistently comes under attack and individuals/organisations seem to attempt to call their ethics and decisions into question. Fortunately, the vast majority of members who vote, agree with the fact that APNIC must be protected from those who have ill-will towards it. For what it's worth, I'm not attempting to gain the support of the Secretariat. They must remain impartial in any discussions that take place and you'll find that you will only see them respond when either (a) the question is regarding factual information relating to services, training or resources they provide or (b) the topic is regarding APNIC's corporate governance. I think you'll find that my engagement and reasoning is vastly different to that of the NRS. Shame we'll miss you at APRICOT though, for someone that only pays APNIC in order to obtain IP resources, you sure seem to have an interest in what goes on. Regards, Christopher Hawker
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