[arin-ppml] Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2015-1: Modification to Criteria for IPv6 Initial End-User Assignments

[Andrew Dul]

On 6/25/2015 6:14 AM, William Herrin wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 4:07 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
>> Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2015-1
>> Modification to Criteria for IPv6 Initial End-User Assignments
> On second thought, I withdraw my support and oppose the policy draft
> as written. While I approve of the policy in concept, the draft
> commits two errors which should be rectified before it goes to the
> board:
>
> First, it "replaces" large sections of text to which there is no
> obvious modification. This lacks clarity, making it needlessly
> difficult to understand what the draft actually changes. The draft
> should be winnowed to just the text which changes.
>
> Second, it renumbers existing 6.5.8.1e to 6.5.8.1f and then replaces
> 6.5.8.1e with text which is not derivative of the original. This is
> bad practice, as it confuses external references to the NRPM. Indeed,
> ARIN's normal practice has been to retire rather than replace or
> reorder section numbers which no longer serve their original function.
>
> With those two changes made, I believe I would support the draft.
>
>
Just so I understand you are opposed to the 'editorial' way the policy
was written, not the content of the actual changes?

Andrew