Oh, it does! Apart from the fact that you persist in misrepresenting the facts, we all know that he who pays the piper dictates the tune,
On Wed, 4 Aug 2021 at 05:08, Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve made no secret at any point (since it became the case) of the fact > that Cloud Innovation is > one of my clients. Do you routinely tell everyone you talk to who your > clients are as a matter of > course? > > When asked, I told the truth. Plainly, directly, and immediately. > > The fact that I didn’t volunteer the information upon introduction does > not in any way affect > the validity or accuracy of what I had to say. > > Owen > > > On Aug 3, 2021, at 04:33 , Omo Oaiya <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Patrice, > > My thanks too. I understand from your comment that Owen Delong did not > volunteer this information. > > I have read the article. The fact that Owen did not disclose upfront that > he was hired by Cloud Innovation makes his opinion less meaningful and > suspect. Something you perhaps want to correct so you are not complicit > in deceiving your readership. > > Best wishes, > Omo > > > On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 at 12:19, Ish Sookun <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Patrice, >> >> Thank you. Indeed, your reply helps and it is appreciated. >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- >> Ish Sookun >> >> On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 14:54:45 +04 Patrice Donzelot wrote: >> > Hi Ish >> > >> > As M. Delong mentioned, he told me CI is his company's client. But it >> was >> > not mentioned in the first email I got. In a reply, I ask him which >> > relation he has with CI. I hope it helps. >> > >> > Regards >> > Patrice Donzelot >> > [email protected] >> > (+230)57864142 / (+230)2070666 >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Ish Sookun <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 11:58 >> > To: Owen DeLong >> > Cc: Patrice Donzelot; Community Discuss >> > Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] South Africa ISPA Statement on Recent >> > AFRINIC developments >> > >> > Hi Patrice, >> > >> > I am looping you in a discussion thread on the AFRINIC mailing list [1] >> > which has a public archive. >> > >> > As per Owen Delong's below statement, it seems that he didn't conceal >> that >> > he is a consultant for Cloud Innovation Ltd and that you « perhaps » >> chose >> > not to print that information in the Défimedia [1] article. >> > >> > For the sake of transparency, can you tell us whether Owen's >> professional >> > relationship with Cloud Innovation Ltd was disclosed to you or not? >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > -- >> > Ish Sookun >> > >> > [1] >> https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic >> > >> > On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 11:03:31 +04 Owen DeLong wrote: >> > > The fact that Patrice chose not to print it when he paraphrased my >> remarks >> > > does not mean that I did not disclose it to him. >> > > >> > > You are mistaken in believing that I concealed it or did not tell him. >> > > Perhaps you should ask him yourself why he did not disclose that CI >> is one >> > > of my consulting clients, which is exactly what I told him. >> > > >> > > Owen >> > > >> > > > On Aug 2, 2021, at 23:30 , Ish Sookun <[email protected]> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Hi Owen, >> > > > >> > > > On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 07:38:35 +04 Owen DeLong via >> Community-Discuss >> > > > >> > > > wrote: >> > > >> Under such a circumstance, with so many customers and the company’s >> > > >> reputation on the line, the decision was made (well above my pay >> grade) >> > > >> that it was necessary to pursue legal remedies to protect the >> company >> > > >> from >> > > >> AFRINIC’s unreasonable actions. >> > > > >> > > > Don't you think you forgot to mention your affiliation with CI when >> > > > addressing to the journalist of Défimedia newspaper [1] >> (Mauritius)? I >> > > > refer to your> >> > > > >> > > > statement: >> > > > « Le consultant américain et spécialiste d’internet, Owen DeLong >> a >> > > > >> > > > également souhaité réagir. Il prend position en faveur de Cloud >> > > > Innovation. Dans un courriel adressé au Défi Plus [...] Owen >> DeLong >> > > > estime lui aussi que Cloud Innovation est dans son bon droit. » >> > > > >> > > > Don't you think this piece of information was important to the >> readers, >> > > > that you are on CI payroll and not an independent American >> consultant & >> > > > Internet specialist saying that CI is right? >> > > > >> > > > Regards, >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Ish Sookun >> > > > >> > > > [1] >> https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Community-Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss >> > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > >
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