<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 1:44 AM, John Springer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:3johnl@gmail.com" target="_blank">3johnl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I have read this thread. No amount of quibbling changes the inequity of the status quo.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The proposal is reasonable. It is unlikely that it is perfect, but it will give us data. A little data is worth a dozen discussions of who is not to be admitted and why proposals must be categorically rejected. If the ARIN community decides that only white guys from the US or Canada are suitable to be Trustees, that is a problem for another day.</div><div><br></div><div>It would also be good if candidates for BoT and AC make their views known.</div><div><br></div><div>Esteemed BoT members, I can feel you listening. Please don't be dissuaded from taking action. Incremental change is good. Carefully take under consideration all viewpoints, by all means be sure that fairness can be assured and then do this, please.<br></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>John,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">The TSA has offered no finer argument for taking useless and harmful action in the name of a good cause. Theater, some call it. But I wouldn't want to quibble.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Regards,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Bill Herrin<br><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">William Herrin ................ <a href="mailto:herrin@dirtside.com" target="_blank">herrin@dirtside.com</a> <a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" target="_blank">bill@herrin.us</a><br>Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <<a href="http://www.dirtside.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dirtside.com/</a>></div>
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