On 10 Sep 2025, at 10:13, Mark Elkins via zanog-discuss wrote:
There will always appear to be problems as long as there are people that disagree with our personal viewpoint....
i think that the OP conflates “problems” with “disagreement. disagreement is healthy; everyone here should know why.
On that subject - why is ZANOG suggesting non-South Africans for seat 9 whilst I am standing for that seat. Don't we want a little more influence on the AFRINIC Board. Please vote for me for seat 8.
i don’t speak for ZANOG, but, i think that your expectation that ZANOG should support a south african just because “south african” is flawed. i’m a fiercely proud ZAn; and that’s exactly why i must call out this kind of “tribalist thinking”. we don’t need more of that. and quite frankly mark, you should already be aware of the damage that this sort of divisive messaging has caused in the afrinic community in the past.
we should be working to build bridges, not reinforce divisions.
(ZANOG (the org) SHOULD vote for whomever it feels is the best candidate, and perhaps the people behind casting that vote, may explain their rationale in a follow-up message)
I am an ex-AFRINIC Board Member (the board needs some history), the re-creator of CO.ZA, DNS Trainer, part of the DNS Study of Africa, Part of the ICANN DNSSEC & Security management, local ISOC Board - etc. I run an ISP, am a Registrar and Registry operator of EDU.ZA
imho, the board also needs: - new blood and new perspective; - bridge builders, not kings; because collaboration matters more than hierarchy - humility; since leadership is about service, and not position [..]
-n.