[PDB Gov] Risk of excessive DE-CIX influence on PeeringDB

[Ankesh Anand]

I don't see a conflict here. Both candidates have been invested in
PeeringDB & the internet community in general for a very long time.
Declaring conflict & letting the voters choose would be a logical choice
here.

Although if something pertaining to DE-CIX comes for PDB board review,
there is an exemption of both directors to prevent influence. This is
already laid out in Conflict
<https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2015-12-08_PeeringDB_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf>
of Interest policy
<https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2015-12-08_PeeringDB_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf>
which seems good enough for this case.

‌- Ankesh

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM Sylvain BAYA via Pdb-gov <
pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com> wrote:

> Le 14/04/2026 à 19:35, Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov a écrit :
>
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2026, Yolandi Cloete wrote:
>
> Alternatively for this round of voting,* if it so happens *that the two of
> us are the top two voted candidates, we could hold a second round of voting
> in which members vote for only one of us. The second seat should be awarded
> to the third‑highest‑voted candidate.
>
> Without restarting it completely, the election process conducted by
> PeeringDB can't really be altered while it is underway.
>
>
>
> Hi Chris,
> Thanks for this precision, brother.
>
> That said, if neither you nor Arnold will withdraw from this election, one
> or both of you could make a public commitment
>
>
>
> Please can you explain what's the rule you are
> invoking while *likely* imposing this?
>
> that if both elected, one of you will not accept the election and thus defer to the next ranked choice
> candidate.
>
>
>
> One should be free to do this.
>
> Are you Yolandi willing to make that commitment?
>
> Is Arnold?
>
>
>
> ...no unneeded pressure, please!
>
> Shalom,
> --sb.
>
> Chris
>
>
> --
>
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