There are legitimate reasons for Mark to be fearful of remaining on such a 
board. I am unable to go into details on the advice of counsel, but I respect 
Mark’s decision even though I am disappointed by it.

I, too, had hoped he would remain a lone voice for sanity in a mostly failing 
board.

Owen


> On Jul 26, 2021, at 05:38 , Sami Salih <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Salam Mark,
> 
> Thank you for volunteering for the community, I personally know how much you 
> care about developing the AFRINIC. However, if I'm in your please I will 
> fight more, but this is your way and I/we should respect it.
> I hope you continue to support the organization.
> 
> best of luck 
> 
> Sami Salih
> From: Noah <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:09 PM
> To: Mark Elkins <[email protected]>
> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] Resignation
>  
> Hi Mark
> 
> Good luck and thank you for participating and stopping Paul Wolner.
> 
> History shall remember.
> 
> Cheers
> Noah
> 
> On Sun, 25 Jul 2021, 23:30 Mark Elkins, <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Dear community,
> I've handed the Chair of the AFRINIC Board my resignation - effective 
> immediate. I'm still under NDA so can't say much. I do disagree with what is 
> happening and feel that I have been grossly mislead. The current situation 
> has been brewing for months - long before I joined. 
> I do have a personal view that the "Assisted Review" program is misguided and 
> needs to be terminated and its effects reversed. It would seem to be the 
> cause of much friction.
> Thank you for your support and votes. 
> -- 
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