Hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 5:14 AM, Baudouin SCHOMBE <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:b.schombe@gmail.com" target="_blank">b.schombe@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<span lang="en"><span>Hello dear</span> <span>all</span><span>,</span><br> <span>this</span> <span>is very</span> <span>disappointing</span> <span>and very</span> <span>provoking.</span></span></blockquote><div><br></div>

<div><br></div><div>While I have rarely found myself in the position of defending Ms Bekele, I think that this letter is fairly innocuous.</div><div><br></div><div>Silly and Pointless, perhaps, but not provoking or disappointing.</div>

<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span lang="en"> <span>With all due respect</span> <span>to</span> <span>Sophia</span> <span>Bekele</span><span>, I think it</span> <span>crosses the line.</span> <span>This letter</span> <span>is sufficient proof</span> <span>that it is</span> not  <span>more objective.</span> <span>To</span> <span>attack</span> <span>the credibility of</span> <span>Anne</span> <span>Rachel</span><span>, she</span> <span>was personally</span> <span>outraged.</span> </span></blockquote>

<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I have re-read it 2x and I don't see a personal attack here.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<span lang="en"><span>It is appropriate that</span> <span>ICANN Board</span> <span>put an end to</span> <span>this kind of</span> <span>online behavior.</span> <span>I</span> <span>think it's</span> <span>outrage,</span> <span>an affront to</span> <span>the dignity of</span> <span>Rachel</span> <span>Anne</span><span>.</span> <span>it is also a</span> <span>lack of consideration for</span> <span>all African community</span><span>.<br>



<br></span> <span>The</span> <span>question is</span><span>, she</span> <span>argues for</span> <span>what cause?</span></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>She apparently feels that that the Af*s are out to get her and she doesn't want someone affiliated with any of those orgs to fill ARI's shoes (no that anyone could do that adequately) ;-)</div>

<div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br></blockquote></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel<br>