I don't see a conflict here. Both candidates have been invested in PeeringDB & the internet community in general for a very long time. Declaring conflict & letting the voters choose would be a logical choice here.
Although if something pertaining to DE-CIX comes for PDB board review, there is an exemption of both directors to prevent influence. This is already laid out in Conflict <https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2015-12-08_PeeringDB_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf> of Interest policy <https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2015-12-08_PeeringDB_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf> which seems good enough for this case. - Ankesh On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM Sylvain BAYA via Pdb-gov < [email protected]> wrote: > Le 14/04/2026 à 19:35, Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov a écrit : > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2026, Yolandi Cloete wrote: > > Alternatively for this round of voting,* if it so happens *that the two of > us are the top two voted candidates, we could hold a second round of voting > in which members vote for only one of us. The second seat should be awarded > to the third‑highest‑voted candidate. > > Without restarting it completely, the election process conducted by > PeeringDB can't really be altered while it is underway. > > > > Hi Chris, > Thanks for this precision, brother. > > That said, if neither you nor Arnold will withdraw from this election, one > or both of you could make a public commitment > > > > Please can you explain what's the rule you are > invoking while *likely* imposing this? > > that if both elected, one of you will not accept the election and thus defer > to the next ranked choice > candidate. > > > > One should be free to do this. > > Are you Yolandi willing to make that commitment? > > Is Arnold? > > > > ...no unneeded pressure, please! > > Shalom, > --sb. > > Chris > > > -- > > Best Regards ! > > baya.sylvain [AT cmNOG DOT cm] | > cmNOG's Structure <https://www.cmnog.cm/dokuwiki/Structure> | CAMIX's > Website <https://www.camix.cm/> | Douala-IX's Looking Glass > <https://tools.std.douala-ix.net/lg> | > cmNOG's Surveys <https://survey2.cmnog.cm/> | Subscribe to cmNOG's > Mailing List <https://lists.cmnog.cm/mailman/listinfo/cmnog> | > __ > #LASAINTEBIBLE|#Ephésiens5:18,15-21«[...] 18 Et *ne vous enivrez* pas *de > vin*, en quoi *il y a de la dissolution*; mais *soyez remplis de l'Esprit*, > [...]» > #LASAINTEBIBLE|#Hébreux13:9,5-15«[...] 9 *Ne soyez pas seduits par* des > *doctrines > diverses* et *etrangeres*, car il est bon *que le coeur soit affermi par > la grace*, non par les viandes, lesquels n'ont pas profite à ceux qui y > ont marche. [...]» > #AMEN,#Maranatha,#MerciJÉSUS! #MaPrière est que tu naisses de > nouveau.#Chrétiennement > >
