Since some of the key people involved in the competing proposals for DotAfrica had also organized themselves into a Taskforce<ref> [http://www.scribd.com/doc/41348134/Document-1B-BCEC Document 1B: BCEC- List of Contributors to the Dotafrica.org proposal.]</ref> to advise and guide the AU on matters regarding the DotAfrica gTLD. DCA also undertook concerted ‘No Campaigns’ against the individuals in the Task Force and the Task Force itself.<ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/yes-campaign/vote-no/vote-no-for-dandjinou/ Vote No to Pierre Danjinou]</ref><ref>[ http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/yes-campaign/vote-no/vote-nii-quaynor/ Vote No to Nii Quaynor]</ref><ref>[ http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/yes-campaign/vote-no/vote-no-to-aftld/ Vote No to AFTLD]</ref> The AU DotAfrica Task Force drew its membership from different organizations representing the African Internet community. <ref>[ http://www.scribd.com/doc/42164360/Document-BCEC-1B-dotafrica-communique DotAfrica Task Force.]</ref>. Since DCA was not included in the AU Task Force, it saw it as not only unrepresentative, but saw its members as a ‘Cabal’ whose only interest was to hijack DotAfrica for its benefit. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107431408048.html Say "No" to the CABAL (special-interest coalitions) that is trying to hijack DotAfrica!]</ref>. DCA further argued that since the Task Force members could not be relied upon to provide impartial advice to the AU, they were guilty of <big><i>Conflict of Interest</i></big> since they were affiliated to many other organizations in addition to affiliations to African ccTLDs,<ref>[http://domainincite.com/3796-competition-for-africa-heats-up Competition for .africa heats up.]</ref><ref>[ http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/35281 DCA to challenge AfTLD on dotAfrica domain.]</ref> including having floated separate DotAfrica proposals of their own<ref> [http://www.scribd.com/doc/41348134/Document-1B-BCEC Document 1B: BCEC- List of Contributors to the Dotafrica.org proposal.]</ref> As such, DCA believed that the Task Force or Cabal was not independent and could not be considered legitimate. | Since some of the key people involved in the competing proposals for DotAfrica had also organized themselves into a Taskforce<ref> [http://www.scribd.com/doc/41348134/Document-1B-BCEC Document 1B: BCEC- List of Contributors to the Dotafrica.org proposal.]</ref> to advise and guide the AU on matters regarding the DotAfrica gTLD. DCA also undertook concerted ‘No Campaigns’ against the individuals in the Task Force and the Task Force itself.<ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/yes-campaign/vote-no/vote-no-for-dandjinou/ Vote No to Pierre Danjinou]</ref><ref>[ http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/yes-campaign/vote-no/vote-nii-quaynor/ Vote No to Nii Quaynor]</ref><ref>[ http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/yes-campaign/vote-no/vote-no-to-aftld/ Vote No to AFTLD]</ref> The AU DotAfrica Task Force drew its membership from different organizations representing the African Internet community. <ref>[ http://www.scribd.com/doc/42164360/Document-BCEC-1B-dotafrica-communique DotAfrica Task Force.]</ref>. Since DCA was not included in the AU Task Force, it saw it as not only unrepresentative, but saw its members as a ‘Cabal’ whose only interest was to hijack DotAfrica for its benefit. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107431408048.html Say "No" to the CABAL (special-interest coalitions) that is trying to hijack DotAfrica!]</ref>. DCA further argued that since the Task Force members could not be relied upon to provide impartial advice to the AU, they were guilty of <big><i>Conflict of Interest</i></big> since they were affiliated to many other organizations in addition to affiliations to African ccTLDs,<ref>[http://domainincite.com/3796-competition-for-africa-heats-up Competition for .africa heats up.]</ref><ref>[ http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/35281 DCA to challenge AfTLD on dotAfrica domain.]</ref> including having floated separate DotAfrica proposals of their own<ref> [http://www.scribd.com/doc/41348134/Document-1B-BCEC Document 1B: BCEC- List of Contributors to the Dotafrica.org proposal.]</ref> As such, DCA believed that the Task Force or Cabal was not independent and could not be considered legitimate. |