[arin-ppml] Follow-up on Petition of ARIN-prop-134 and -136

[Benson Schliesser]

On Apr 21, 2011, at 9:57 AM, ARIN wrote:
> The petition did not receive 10 statements of support and is therefore not successful. ARIN-prop-136 is closed.


On Apr 21, 2011, at 10:00 AM, ARIN wrote:
> The petition did not receive 10 statements of support and is therefore not successful. ARIN-prop-134 is closed.

I'd like to thank the AC and ARIN staff for their assistance with my recent petitions for ARIN-prop-134 and ARIN-prop-136.  However, I have a concern and question about the petition procedure.

It is my belief that a significant number of statements were not counted in these petitions.  I'm referring specifically to statements from individuals that are not subscribed to PPML.  My understanding is that these statements were sent to the mailing list alias but not forwarded to the list subscribers.  As a result of this feature, I suspect that they were not counted.

Is there an "unwritten rule" that disenfranchises non-subscribers, or anybody (except the AC), from the petition process?

Thanks,
-Benson