[ppml] Metric for rejecting policy proposals: AC candidate question

It depends on what it proposal is and whether there is a precidence to 
follow. Issues on operational policies should be discussed during the 
membership meeting.
If the policy falls into the public domain then I think that the AC should 
make a recommedation instead of rejecting it.


Aaron Dudek
(703) 689-6879
Sprintlink Engineering
adudek at sprint.net


On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, Sam Weiler wrote:

> Earlier this year, the AC rejected two public policy proposals on the grounds 
> that the "matter ... can best be addressed by the ARIN Board of Trustees." 
> [1] [2]
>
> I'd like to hear from each of the ten AC candidates as to whether they agree 
> with that it's appropriate to reject a policy proposal merely because there's 
> a "better" path for resolving the matter (rather than, for instance, because 
> the matter is "clearly inappropriate" for the public policy process).
>
> To be clear, I'm not asking if the AC made the right call on these particular 
> two proposals -- I'm asking if the candidates think it is appropriate to 
> reject a policy proposal merely because they see a better path to 
> accomplishing its stated goals.  (e.g., because they think the new 
> Consultation and Suggestion Process (ACSP) [3] is a "better" venue for the 
> request than the full public policy process)
>
> Personally, I'm disappointed that the AC would reject a policy proposal 
> merely because it would be "best" addressed outside the public policy process 
> rather than because it's "clearly inappropriate" for the public policy 
> process -- the public policy process should at least be available as a 
> fallback if the "best" path doesn't work or is unacceptable for some reason.
>
> -- Sam Weiler
>
> [1] http://lists.arin.net/pipermail/ppml/2006-May/005478.html
> [2] http://lists.arin.net/pipermail/ppml/2006-June/005505.html
> [3] http://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/acsp.html
>