<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>John you are correct. Now that you have explained this too me you are right. I owe you and the members an apology and will draft one to that end.<br><br>My only excuse is that when I received your message I didn't understand it. I agreed with it. But I misinterpreted it. A bit like the F/U ruckus we had earlier. I apologize to you personally John for the misunderstanding.<br><br>kindest regards<br>joe baptista<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> John Curran <jcurran@arin.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Not Doctor X
<notdoctorx@yahoo.ca>; Joe Baptista <baptista@publicroot.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> arin ppml <ppml@arin.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, January 17, 2010 9:56:02 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [arin-ppml] Mail postings from Joe Baptista held pending AUP Committee review<br></font><br><meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off"><base><div>On Jan 17, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Not Doctor X wrote:</div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif;
font-size: 12pt;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>John:<br><br><span>Thank you for your clarification concerning ARIN policy at the AUP. As a judicial or administrative process it merits the classification status of "star chamber" which see reference:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/7j7UZu">http://bit.ly/7j7UZu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><br>As you have confirmed John the AUP Committee may act in secret<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"and no notice
is required before or after". This is unacceptable<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>with respect to the allegations against me made here by you. Being that I have in some way caused the disruption of civil order and decorum on the mailing lists.<br><br>Kindly ask the star chamber to detail what it is I have done that violated the AUP and I will apologist and promise never to do it again. But please don't keep my offense a secret. I demand the decision of the AUP concerning me be made public for all to see and admire and to assist me in making a proper signed apology. In other words I put you to the strict proof thereof.<br><br>I also remind the star committee that it is I who has been libeled, slandered and defamed on an ARIN mailing list. And now I have been silenced? I think thats a bad omen and the action taken may be considered defamatory. I ask that the committee kindly consider that they may be contributing to further
defamation of my character by their current actions.<br><br>Furthermore I apologize for posting to the list when it is clear now to me that I should not have posted. I hold John Curran and the AUP Committee responsible for my actions in this. It is impossible to follow rules or rulings when they are kept secret from the person whom the ruling applies to. This has always been a problem with star chambers and secrecy.<br><br>kindest regards<br>joe baptista<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></div></div></div></span></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif;
font-size: 12pt;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Joe - </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size:
12pt;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The AUP Committee performs the single focused administrative role of </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> providing oversight to the staff process of AUP administration and is made </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> up of both representatives of two elected bodies (Board of Trustees & ARIN </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Advisory Council) as well as one member appointed at large. It is not a </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> judicial body in any sense; such remain available
to you (and ARIN) if </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> they prove necessary. </div><div><br></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> On January 9th, you were informed specifically that your messages regarding</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Chris Mettin/GQHS were off-topic for the PPML list (see attached). Since</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> that warning, you have repeatedly posted additional emails on that topic and </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> unrelated to the
Internet number resource policy. The ARIN Mailing Lists </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> serve as a forum for particular subject matter and must remain focused on</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> those topics to be useful to the community. The lists do not serve as your </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> personal forum; please take your posts not directly related to number resource </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> policy elsewhere. As noted, if you wish to correspond with the committee,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif;
font-size: 12pt;"> you may contact the Chair or send email to the "<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:aupabuse@arin.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:aupabuse@arin.net">aupabuse@arin.net</a>" email</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> address which will also reach them.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">/John</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">John Curran</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new
roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">President and CEO</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">ARIN</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div></div></div></span></div></div><div>===</div><div><br></div><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">John Curran <<a rel="nofollow"
ymailto="mailto:jcurran@arin.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:jcurran@arin.net">jcurran@arin.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">January 9, 2010 9:12:49 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">Joe Baptista <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:baptista@publicroot.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:baptista@publicroot.org">baptista@publicroot.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">arin ppml <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ppml@arin.net"
target="_blank" href="mailto:ppml@arin.net">ppml@arin.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Re: [arin-ppml] Christopher Mettin</b><br></span></div><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><div><div><div>On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:36 AM, Joe Baptista wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">John:<br><br>First a belated thank you for the update from the AUP committee on Christopher Mettin the representative of the Gymnasium Querfurt High School.<br><br>I have recently sent a formal notice to Christopher's principle Dr. Daumer demanding an apology for Christopher's defamatory comments against myself in which I requested a further apology be made by the school to the members here.<br><br>FYI the letter in PDF can be seen at the following
URL<br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/6q0r2g">http://bit.ly/6q0r2g</a><br><br>kindest regards<br>joe baptista</blockquote></div><div><br></div>Joe -</div><div><br></div><div>To the extent that you consider it your duty to keep the community informed in this matter, please consider that duty fully discharged at this point.</div><div><br></div><div>It would be best if all would refrain from further email on this topic on the PPML list, as it is not relevant to the formation of public number resource policy.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>/John</div><div><br></div><div>John Curran</div><div>President and CEO</div><div>ARIN</div><div><br></div></div></div>= _______________________________________________<br>PPML<br>You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to<br>the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ARIN-PPML@arin.net" target="_blank"
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