Hi Denis, 

Hope that your health is improved. Sorry to hear about that. 

The question that I have is, will you be able to attend RIPE meetings? 
Not many RIPE meetings are in The Netherlands anymore and the last meeting that I can see that you attended was while working at RIPE NCC in Warsaw ( RIPE68 - May 2014) 

And a (co)-chair should be present at the meetings as much as possible imho. 

I'm not debating your knowlegde on the DB,  but if this isn't working from a logistics point, a chair position may not be the best choice atm. 

Regards,
Erik Bais 


Op 16 nov. 2016 om 18:26 heeft <ripedenis@yahoo.co.uk> <ripedenis@yahoo.co.uk> het volgende geschreven:

Hi All

The point about my communication style has been raised a couple of times. I have never been one to shy away from difficult issues so I will address this point directly.

As Elvis said I was a little upset at the way I left the RIPE NCC, mostly with one person in particular who developed a dislike of me over the years. As that person is no longer with the NCC I consider that chapter closed and confined to history.

I have also been wrestling with some health issues over the last couple of years that caused quite a lot of stress and anxiety in me. This did increase my tendency to express some issues in a manner that, in the cold light of day, I may well have put more tactfully.

With most of this behind me now, I am only looking forward to, hopefully, a new chapter in my working relationship with the RIPE Database, the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community.

cheers
denis




From: Elvis Daniel Velea <elvis@velea.eu>
To: db-wg@ripe.net
Sent: Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 17:21
Subject: Re: [db-wg] WG Chairs Selection

Hi everyone,

I am also one of the former RIPE NCC employees that has had the pleasure
to work with both David and Denis.

On 11/14/16 10:34 PM, Kennedy, James wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Hope it's not too late to express my approval of David, Denis and Piotr.
>

I also have had the pleasure to talk to Denis a few times and attend a
few of his presentations to our department where he was showcasing his
views on the RIPE Database. He is probably one of the few in this world
with such insight on the whole design and history of the database.
> While I haven’t agreed with some of his methods in raising genuine db issues/concerns on the mailing list, I do think that (working closely with his co-chair(s)) his knowledge can be channelled to provide the community with valuable guidance/feedback.
I am sure Denis would also make a great co-chair and the only reason why
he is second on my list is the way he has decided to handle the
communication with this WG and the NCC after he has left the NCC.
While I can understand that he was upset, the way he has tried to attack
a few of his ex-colleagues in public, on this mailing list, was wrong.

Hoping that his need for revenge has calmed down and the worst has
passed, I also think his experience will be a great asset to the chairs
of this WG.
>
> I approve Piotr because of his chair experience and good work up to now.
+1
>
> Finally, thanks to both Nigel and Job for their years of fine support as chairs :)
Great job you guys! Thanks!
>
> Regards,
> James
cheers,
elvis