[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-146 Clarify Justified Need for Transfers

[Owen DeLong]

On May 5, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Matthew Kaufman wrote:

> On 5/5/2011 4:08 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
>> 
>> The problem is that elevating speculation to the same level as
>> extrapolation of past performance in the evaluation of needs
>> basis strikes me not as a level playing field, but, rather tilting the
>> game in the opposite direction.
> 
> Only if you don't think ARIN staff has experience evaluating requests for demonstration of need. Apparently I have more faith in ARIN staff than you do.
> 
ARIN is quite good at that. However, one of the most important components of that evaluation
is the past track record. The 3 month limit applies for exactly that reason to organizations that
do not have a track record.

> Would you be happier with 12 months for new/recent and 24 or 36 months for existing holders? The problem I'm trying to solve is that 3 months is a ridiculously small amount of justification window when the pain of getting the space at all is so much higher than it is pre-runout.
> 
No, I would not support 24 or 36 months in any case.

Owen