From: Simon Lockhart <simon@slimey.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 13:36
To: Andreas Grabm?ller | QuarIT GmbH <a.grabmueller@quarit.de>
Cc: members-discuss@ripe.net <members-discuss@ripe.net>
Subject: [members-discuss] Re: RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Proposals Announced

On Wed Apr 22, 2026 at 11:41:07AM +0200, Andreas Grabm?ller | QuarIT GmbH
wrote:
> There have been calculators during the discussions, in Excel form.
> Personally, I dislike the calculators. They reinforce the mindset of "I'll
> vote for what allows me to pay the least".

This is a strong point to flag here - with the category pricing as proposed,
the majority of members will pay less, therefore if they're not sleeping
through this process then they'll all vote for it. The <50% of members who
would end up paying more cannot in themselves stop it happening.

Simon
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