[arin-ppml] The AC has a job to do with 2009-1, can you please help?

[David Farmer]

On 6 Apr 2009 David Farmer wrote:

> On 6 Apr 2009 Joe Maimon wrote:
> 
> > The more I consider it, the less the idea of a sunset clause appeals.
> > 
> > A policy that works as intended should either obsolete itself or not 
> > require any obsoletion. If it does not work as intended, thats what the 
> > BoT emergency powers are for and a sunset would most likely be too late 
> > to the part anyway.
> 
> So, I personally really don't care one way or another on the 
> sunset clause for a Transfer Policy, I can take it or leave it.
> 
> But lately I've hearing a lot of opposition to have a policy with a 
> sunset clause.  And at least the way it is being presented, it 
> isn't mealy opposition to a sunset clause on a Transfer policy, 
> but a more philosophical opposition to any policy with a sunset 
> clause.
> 
> Then why do we allow for a Policy Term in the Policy 
> Template?   If all policies should be Permanent, which is what 
> people seem to be saying, should we just eliminate this from 
> the Policy Template?
> 
> >From the Policy Template;
> 
> ------
> Policy term 
> 
> How long will the policy remain in effect? Is it intended to be 
> temporary, permanent, or renewable?
> ------
> 
> This seems to imply to me that at least some policies are 
> intended to have a term other than forever or until otherwised 
> removed by another policy action.

I did some analysis using the ARIN policy proposal archive, found at; 

https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/policy_proposal_archive.html

My analysis, on Google Docs

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pMNgPs6H0qPX5y3F0TEOBeA

So, Most policies have a Policy Term: Permanent, with an Timetable for 
implementation: Immediate, which you would probably expect.  

There are 8 policies with other Policy Terms; 3 have been Adopted, 1 is 
under discussion, and 4 have been Abandoned or Withdrawn  

The other 78 Policies with a Permanent Policy Term; 26 have been Adopted, 
11 is under discussion, and 41 have been Abandoned or Withdrawn

This gives Policies with a non-Permanent Policy Term a slightly better 
adoption rate than Policies with a Permanent Policy Term.  

So, while Policies with a non-Permanent Policy Term are rare, about 10% of 
the Policy Proposals.  All Policies seem to have about the same rate of 
adoption, about 1/3, regardless of the Policy Term.

So I don't see any evidence that Temporary or Renewable Policies are some 
how bad on their face.



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