<font><span><span><div class="im"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%">Dear
Suresh Ramasubramanian,<br>
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span>Of
course, the sentiments that you have conveyed in your posting below shows that
you remain disrespectful of DCA. This is quite unfair and
absolutely unjustified on your part. You have not given yourself the
chance to really understand DCA's side of the story. I recall DCA and
others arguing endlessly with you on CircleID in the comments section of the
Blog posting (Re: <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/is_africa_ready_for_a_dotafrica_gtld_future/%29" target="_blank"><u><span style="color:rgb(54,99,136)">http://www.circleid.com/posts/is_africa_ready_for_a_dotafrica_gtld_future/)</span></u></a> that
was posted by me at the time, when I was just a fan of DCA.<br>
<br>
First, you claim that DCA shot itself in the foot by bidding for the wrong
TLD. Nothing could be farther from the truth. You are probably not aware
that ICANN already approved DCA's Change Request regarding the gTLD string
name applied-for. Therefore, ICANN now officially recognizes DCA Trust
as an applicant for the .Africa string name, so DCA has not applied for the
wrong TLD as you have erroneously stated in your posting.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span>Second,
if you claim that this issue will have to be seen "from the prism of dueling
commercial interests", then it would be good for everyone to
patiently wait for the Initial and Final Evaluation results of the applications
to be announced by ICANN. On what basis would you now be favouring one
commercial interest over another? Is it fair or
legitimate for a "commercial interest" to claim that it has the
endorsement of the African Union Commission to apply on behalf of the African
Community, but then submits an application to ICANN that does not even
acknowledge this same Community that it claims to support it? Perhaps it
would be necessary for you to look through your prism again.<br>
<br>
Third, you blame DCA for launching extremely vitriolic campaign against anybody
at all they saw as opposed to their interests. Please note that DCA has fully
explained why it had to engage on the 'No Campaigns', and that is now in the
past. Everyone has already moved on.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span>Finally,
stating that one has lost is similar to the misleading notions contained in the
Domainincite article that you have referred to. I would also like to refer
you to DCA's official response to the writer of that Domainincite blog. <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1110608545772.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color:rgb(54,99,136)">http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1110608545772.html</span></u></a>,
or perhaps what other bloggers also think of his opinion, you so
value <a href="http://domainingafrica.com/i-will-win-africa-because-i-have-friends-in-high-places-case-of-conflicted-board-members/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color:rgb(54,99,136)">http://domainingafrica.com/i-will-win-africa-because-i-have-friends-in-high-places-case-of-conflicted-board-members/</span></u></a>
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and calling the results of the
application prematurely based on the fact that you do not like DCA is quite
subjective. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span>You
may recall that at the time you claimed that DCA did not impress you, UniForum had not even shown any
interest to apply for .Africa at that time. Therefore, your really have no
justification for being against DotConnectAfrica Trust.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span> </span></div>
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span>Finally,
you may not want to miss this latest clarification on circleid, to sort out the
same confusion you and the author DCA is
replying to, on the declaration of Victory, that seem to be limited by Prism sphere.</span>
<a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121024_icann_africa_strategy_is_not_the_same_as_the_african_agenda/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121024_icann_africa_strategy_is_not_the_same_as_the_african_agenda/</a><span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span> <br>
Thanks. </span></div></span></span></font><div class="yj6qo ajU"><div id=":17g" class="ajR" tabindex="0"><img class="ajT" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><font><br><br></font><div class="gmail_quote">
<font>On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:suresh@hserus.net" target="_blank">suresh@hserus.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></font><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<font>Replying to an email of Riaz Tayob's - posted in the archives -<br><br>
As far as I can see dotconnectafrica shot themselves in their own foot by first</font>
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bidding for the wrong TLD, and then launching an extremely vitriolic attack<br>
campaign against anybody at all they saw as opposed to their interests.<br><br>
This on circleid for example was the first I heard of this group and their</font>
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campaign, and it failed to impress me right at the start.<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/is_africa_ready_for_a_dotafrica_gtld_future/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/is_africa_ready_for_a_dotafrica_gtld_future/</a></font>
<font><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121008_icann_africa_strategy_a_new_approach_to_africa/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121008_icann_africa_strategy_a_new_approach_to_africa/</a></font>
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Anything at all more on this issue will have to be seen from the prism of</font>
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dueling commercial interests, one of which has apparently lost out but is still<br>
aggressively claiming victory.<br><br>
This article says it all -</font>
<font><br><a href="http://domainincite.com/9802-dotconnectafrica-disconnected-from-reality" target="_blank">http://domainincite.com/9802-dotconnectafrica-disconnected-from-reality</a></font>
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thanks</font>
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--srs<br><br>
On 2012/10/12 04:11 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:</font>
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> the claims are vague enough to be consistent with "one more turn of the</font>
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> extortion screw",<br><br>
Whatever does this mean?</font>
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