> On Jan 10, 2022, at 11:23 , Omo Oaiya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 at 19:05, Ronald F. Guilmette <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I would propose that -any- participant on -any- AFRINIC mailing list should > be permitted to send a private email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> which calls > into question the legitimacy of any other single participant on any AFRINIC > mailing list, and that [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > would then be obliged to make > appropriate inquiries regarding the reality/legitimacy of that other mailing > list participant, up to and including requiring a copy of that other > participant's > passport (with photo) or other government-issued identification document, as > well as a clear and persuasive statement of the basis for that participant's > interest in AFRINIC-related matters.
Who gets to decide what constitutes a clear and persuasive statement? Who watches the watchers? Unless there are a well defined set of objective criteria for this and an appeal process to the broader community, I think this proposal is seriously flawed and risks even further distortion of the process, possibly by different participants than are currently accused of distortion. Owen
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