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'''"No Campaign DotAfrica"''' was a concentrated e-mail based protest effort that was undertaken by the Yes2DotAfrica campaign, an initiative of the DotConnectAfrica Organization (DCA) ostensibly to counter the perceived threat posed to DCA’s standing and prospective application to ICANN for the new DotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD).
'''"No Campaign DotAfrica"''' was a concentrated e-mail based protest effort that was undertaken by the Yes2DotAfrica campaign, an initiative of the DotConnectAfrica Organization (DCA) ostensibly to counter the perceived threat posed to DCA’s standing and prospective application to ICANN for the new DotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD).
The "No Campaign DotAfrica" featured high drama and ran from 2010 and peaked in the fall of 2011, when DCA circulated many No Campaigns to its readers.
The "No Campaign DotAfrica" featured high drama and ran from 2010 and peaked in the fall of 2011, when DCA circulated many No Campaigns to its readers.
[[File:Say_No_to_the_.africa_CABAL.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Say "No" to the DotAfrica CABAL:06 September 2011|link=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107431408048.html]]
==Why the NO Campaigns==
==Why the NO Campaigns==
According to the justification issued by the company, the ‘No Campaigns’ were further used by the DCA to help shed more light on the opaque activities and shifting tactics of detractors that might not be readily transparent to those who have been following the DotAfrica debate, to expose the acts of illegality, and other conflicting interests of the detractors of DCA, and show that they are not suited to lead, or be engaged in the DotAfrica project. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107732654578.html The Justification for our "NO" Campaigns]</ref>
According to the justification issued by the company, the ‘No Campaigns’ were further used by the DCA to help shed more light on the opaque activities and shifting tactics of detractors that might not be readily transparent to those who have been following the DotAfrica debate, to expose the acts of illegality, and other conflicting interests of the detractors of DCA, and show that they are not suited to lead, or be engaged in the DotAfrica project. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107732654578.html The Justification for our "NO" Campaigns]</ref>
Most observers praised DCA for its commitment to transparency which was evident in the content of the No Campaigns, as can be read from the comments received from various individuals. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/media-coverage/comments/ Comments to the "NO" Campaigns]</ref> Other persons also criticized DCA for running a negative campaign and for naming names (mentioning the names of certain individuals) in its email circulations. Because of such criticisms, the DCA was forced on several occasions to defend itself and explain why it had to embark on the No Campaign by issuing clarifications. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107732654578.html The Justification for our "NO" Campaigns]</ref>
Most observers praised DCA for its commitment to transparency which was evident in the content of the No Campaigns, as can be read from the comments received from various individuals. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/media-coverage/comments/ Comments to the "NO" Campaigns]</ref> Other persons also criticized DCA for running a negative campaign and for naming names (mentioning the names of certain individuals) in its email circulations. Because of such criticisms, the DCA was forced on several occasions to defend itself and explain why it had to embark on the No Campaign by issuing clarifications. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1107732654578.html The Justification for our "NO" Campaigns]</ref>
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==History on NO Campaigns==
==History on NO Campaigns==
The No campaigns were first used by the organization to raise awareness to misleading information pertaining to the process of obtaining the first ever African top level domain. ‘No Campaign’, is an obverse to the “Yes2dotAfrica Campaign”. DCA’s involvement in the ‘No Campaigns’ as follows: When DotConnectAfrica started the .africa journey they did not foresee the adverse effect on their yesto dotafrica campaign work by detractors who, if left unchecked would torpedo the DotAfrica dream.
The No campaigns were first used by the organization to raise awareness to misleading information pertaining to the process of obtaining the first ever African top level domain. ‘No Campaign’, is an obverse to the “Yes2dotAfrica Campaign”. DCA’s involvement in the ‘No Campaigns’ as follows: When DotConnectAfrica started the .africa journey they did not foresee the adverse effect on their yesto dotafrica campaign work by detractors who, if left unchecked would torpedo the DotAfrica dream.
DCA Trust clarified that it was important that the ICANN Africa Strategy is not misrepresented in terms of its overall goals, and the type of strategic impact it is supposed to engender in the short to medium term.<ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/1111375141455.html DCA Exclusive Commentary: The "ICANN Africa Strategy" Is Not the Same as African Agenda]</ref>
DCA Trust clarified that it was important that the ICANN Africa Strategy is not misrepresented in terms of its overall goals, and the type of strategic impact it is supposed to engender in the short to medium term.<ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs123/1102516344150/archive/1111375141455.html DCA Exclusive Commentary: The "ICANN Africa Strategy" Is Not the Same as African Agenda]</ref>
====DCA Exclusive Commentary:Press Statement on Sabotage to DCA Wikipedia Sites====
DotConnectAfrica notified the public of an attempt to sabotage the companies’ efforts by a willfully and maliciously attack on the Wikipedia pages containing entries for : DotConnectAfrica<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DotConnectAfrica DCA Wikipeda Page]</ref>, .africa which was attributed based on DCA's initial work<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/africa .africa Wikipeda Page]</ref> and that of its Executive Director, Ms. Sophia Bekele<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Bekele Sophia Bekele Wikipeda Page]</ref> which were reported to have been seriously affected by this act of sabotage. In the Wikipedia page damages, Crucial information pertaining to the work of DCA Trust, .africa and Ms. Sophia Bekele were willfully deleted from the published pages, even though the items of information that were removed have been unmodified and generally available on these pages for the past five (5) years. The pages also suffered misinformation where DCA opponents directly substituted their own .africa version and deleted relevant text, thus defacing the contents of the Wikipedia sites, including professional history and credentials of Ms.Sophia Bekele which had existed over five years. <ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1111109818071.html DCA Exclusive Commentary:Press Statement on Sabotage to DCA Wikipedia Sites]</ref>
====DCA Exclusive Commentary: Official Public Comments for the ICANN Evaluation Panel on the ZACR Application====
====DCA Exclusive Commentary: Official Public Comments for the ICANN Evaluation Panel on the ZACR Application====
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