[arin-ppml] AC Candidates (Chris Tacit)

[William Herrin]

On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 8:05 AM Christian Tacit <ctacit at tacitlaw.com> wrote:
> 3.      For my own part, in the nine years I have been on the AC,
> I have not observed COIs leading to improper decision-making.

Hi Chris,

Yes and no. The insidious nature of conflict of interest is that it
leads a person to earnestly believe that a choice which is bad for
their employer is also bad for the regulator. Can you point to an AC
decision that caused trouble for one of the AC members' employers? I'd
bet you cannot.


> 4.      Finally, I want to address the comment that started this
> whole thread, which relates to participation in PPML not
> being broader. I think Community members should not underestimate
> that some individuals (although I am not one of them) will not
> necessarily feel comfortable participating in debates if they
> perceive the discussion to contain harsh language or acrimony,

Since that was me, I want to clarify a nuance lest it be missed: 9 of
the 14 candidates had never posted to PPML except (in a couple cases)
in their official capacities as members of the AC. Not. Even. Once.

I get that some folks' psyches are not as flame retardant as mine and
fault no one for bowing out of the occasionally acrimonious tails of
some of the debates here, but folks on the AC are supposed to be
thoroughly engaged with the community and a big part of that community
is: Right. Here. These nine folks have been missing in action. Because
they aren't and evidently have never been engaged with this community,
they aren't IMHO, qualified to assess the community's consensus nor
well qualified to write policy that serves interests other than the
ones they're personally familiar with.

The folks I'm talking about, and you know who you are, should really
do something to cure that lack of engagement.

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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