Dear list subscribers despite me stating the thread was at an end I will make this exception because Karaitiana has asked me to pass the following on to you all... The pity is he had to take the time to do so *sigh*... However I promised him I would pass it on, and now I have... => back to END of DISCUSSION and as list(s) moderator *I can make that ruling*.... <snip from email sent to me from Karaitiana earlier today > Hi Cheryl, I noticed my resignation has caused some questions and concerns amongst the ALAC community. Perhaps you could pass this on. I would like to assure ALAC that my resignation is solely to do with unexpected personal circumstances and nothing at all to do with ICANN or politics or any other thing other than personal reasons. The swiftness of the acceptance of my resignation was a sign of respect that I appreciate. I believe in the RALO's and ALAC and will always be an advocate for it. The removal of the ALS from APRALO. This has been a long time coming and despite my best efforts to revive the organisation it has recently become redundant. The removal of our web site was the last piece in our redundancy process. Essentially we did our job so well that we no longer need to exist. The original people we represented are no longer our stakeholders and thus we are not a representative group for APRALO. InternetNZ is still an ALS from New Zealand and will by default absorb our stakeholders. I trust this will clear the matters up. Warm regards, Karaitiana Taiuru<end snip> Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)