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

[David Farmer]

>From the Policy Development Process;

https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html

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7. Special Policy Actions
7.1. Emergency PDP

The Board of Trustees may initiate the Emergency PDP by 
declaring an emergency and posting a draft policy to the PPML 
for discussion for a minimum of 10 business days. The 
Advisory Council will review the draft policy within 5 business 
days of the end of the discussion period and make a 
recommendation to the Board of Trustees. If the Board of 
Trustees adopts the policy, it will be presented at the next 
public policy meeting for reconsideration.
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The Board as has initiated 2009-1 through the Emergency 
PDP, the PDP gives them this ability, it specifically assigns a 
task to the Advisory Council.

"The Advisory Council will review the draft policy within 5 
business days of the end of the discussion period and make a 
recommendation to the Board of Trustees."

Personally, I think this as a very serious obligation, even more 
than normal, because most of the normal process will not be 
happening.

You may agree or disagree with the Board's decision to 
declare an Emergency and use the Emergency PDP, you are 
free to argue that point.  I will not because even if I argued it, I 
and the other AC members still have an obligation to make a 
recommendation to the Board.

As part of that obligation to make a recommendation to the 
Board, several AC members have tried to start threads 
analysing the language of the proposal in detail and requesting 
the thread remain for that purpose.  I believe we have received 
several helpful insights, through these threads.  But 
unfortunately the threads are very quickly dragged into 
discussion of diametrically opposing points of view, protests of 
the process, etc..., but not the language of the text.

No one is asking for you to with hold your points of view, we 
are simply asking that you allow one thread to focus on the text 
of the proposal.  If you feel the need to protest the process or 
reiterate your view of transfer policies, pro or con, for the 
umpteenth time.  PLEASE split it off the thread, trust me I'll still 
read it.

However, I personally feel about the process issues, I don't 
think the AC would be doing it's job if we only commented on 
the process issues, one why other the other.  Beyond the 
process issues I believe we are obligated to comment on the 
language and how to make the language better.  If the board 
proceedes with 2009-1, and the AC doesn't provide feed back 
in regard to the language too.  That would be classic "Cutting 
off the nose to spite the face" type of action.

If you feel I'm whining or bitching, I'm trying not to;  

I'm trying to ask;

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

Thank you



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