Hi,
(intro)
Tobias Knecht sent me an email (which this is a reply to) abusing his position as co-chair in order to try to sell me services based on what I said on a mailing list.
(mainly towards Tobias)
Replying to me based on a mailing list post in order to try to sell me services is bad enough.
To do it as a co-chair and then to use the fact that you are co-chair as a selling point is much worse.
I find this utterly appalling behaviour from a co-chair of a working group, I didn't reach out to you, you weren't even in the thread at all.
also this:
> As a Co-Chair I didn't want to jump into the mix on the mailing list, that's why I'm reaching out to you directly.
I mean that is sort of the point of co-chairs generally speaking but yeah it is going to look bad if you are trying to sell something, because it is bad.
(mainly towards chair team and aa-wg chairs)
A co-chair of a working group should absolutely be warned or removed if they abuse their position to sell their services.
I also somehow doubt that this is the first time, I could be wrong, but idk why this would be the first time.
I hate it when for example Cogent sends me emails trying to sell me services despite me never having contacted them (outside of replying saying I am not interested).
But this is more like if the Cogent sales people were co-chairs of the db-wg.
Also with a subject like "RIPE AA-WG discussion" I initially thought it was actually about something I said or whatever, in his role as co-chair, it didn't appear like it was a sales email.
I have also CC'd the aa-wg and ripe list as this is too appalling to be held private.
