[NA-Discuss] FW: Regional Advice for Papergate

[Evan Leibovitch]

Darlene wrote:

> 1.	Papergate seems to be registered as a business but has not yet
> registered as a corporation so we have no proof of its actual existence;
>   
At least in my jurisdiction, an unincorporated registration is little
more than a legal alias. So we are indeed likely dealing with an
individual and not (yet) a bonafide group.

> I guess my major concern is fairness and transparency.  When Danny
> Younger applied to become an ALS as an individual, he was turned down.
> How is this application any different?  Should we be:
>  
>
> 1.	Accepting this application as an individual and accepting it on this basis;
> 2.	Accepting this application as an ALS; or
> 3.	Rejecting this application.
>   

Choice (1) really isn't applicable, because no approval is required for
someone to join as an individual.

My first choice would be to suspend or defer approval until Papergate is
incorporated and the appropriate demonstration of ALS eligibility can be
validated. If deferral is not an option then IMO this application ought
to be rejected, and resubmitted when Papergate is incorporated.

- Evan