[ARIN-consult] Consultation on Orphaned Organization (Org) and Point of Contact (POC) Records

[David Farmer]

63,455 organizations orphaned in the last year seems like a lot to me. Were
these organizations ever associated with resources? How long ago were they
created? How long were they associated with resources? How many of these
organizations were child organizations, from reallocations or
reassignments? How many created by ARIN making allocations or assignments?

This cleanup should happen. However, it kind of sounds like something is
broken somewhere too. If that is the case, that should get fixed too.

Thanks

On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 1:44 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:

> In an effort to improve the quality and integrity of the data in the
> ARIN database, we are exploring a number of new and improved processes
> and procedures.  As part of this effort, we are proposing that ARIN
> establish a routine procedure for deleting and archiving orphaned
> Organization (Org) and Point of Contact (POC) records in the ARIN database.
>
> We have defined an "orphaned Organization" as one that has no registered
> number resources. An "orphaned POC" is defined as one that is not
> directly associated with any number resources nor associated with any
> organization that has registered number resources.
>
> There are several compelling reasons to consider deletion of orphaned
> Orgs and POCs.  Long orphaned Orgs and POCS are likely to serve no
> purpose in the registry, they often contain outdated information, and
> their presence may expose personal data in a manner that may be
> inconsistent with ARIN's personal data privacy policy.
> (https://www.arin.net/privacy.html)
>
> An analysis of the ARIN registry for orphaned records has shown the
> following results:
>
> Total # of registered Orgs in ARIN's database:  926,474
> Total # of Orgs that have been orphaned for 1+ years:  317,730
> Total # of Orgs that have been orphaned for 2+ years:  254,275
>
> Total # of registered POCs in ARIN's database:  919,050
> Total # of POCs that have been orphaned for 1+ years:  351,644
> Total # of POCs that have been orphaned for 2+ years:  291,741
>
> The proposed procedure would result in the deletion and archival of all
> Orgs and POCs that have been orphaned for 2 or more years.   This
> procedure would be run on a quarterly basis initially, with the plan
> being to move to a more frequent basis (such as monthly) once there is
> operational experience.  All orphaned data will be removed from the
> database and archived in perpetuity.  Note that deleted unique Org and
> POC handles will not be re-utilized.
>
> We are seeking community feedback on this proposed modification to
> current ARIN practices with regards to data maintenance.
>
> This consultation will remain open for thirty (30) days, after which the
> staff will re-evaluate our direction based on any community feedback
> received.
> Comments and Feedback
>
> Please provide comments to arin-consult at arin.net. You can subscribe to
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> Discussion on arin-consult at arin.net will close on 31 August 2018.
>
> If you have any questions, please contact us at info at arin.net
>
> Regards,
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
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