[arin-ppml] Oppose Draft Policy ARIN-2020-2

[Seth Mattinen]

I *oppose* adoption of ARIN-2020-2 because it's purpose is to grant 
special benefits to a specific set of orgs, granting them an exception 
over any other org that has or will apply for resources under current 
policy. I do not believe this policy proposal is in the best interest of 
the community as a whole. The staff assessment in ARIN-2019-16 clearly 
noted such an outcome that ARIN-2020-2 seeks to reverse.

I also find statements of "fairness" made in the policy to be in 
conflict with itself; it purports to be a "... fair, impartial, and 
technically sound" draft policy, however, later stating that it was 
proposed only because of a belief that "... some organizations were 
treated unfairly." Whether or not ARIN-2019-16 specifically was fair or 
unfair should not be the basis of new policy since in ARIN-2019-16 the 
ARIN staff assessment (under legal comments) specifically stated that 
"The new AC proposal will help reduce fraudulent applications, such as 
those that were being made under the pre–suspension policy ...". It is 
my opinion that ARIN-2020-2 seeks to undermine this whereas ARIN-2019-16 
sought to protect the community.

Therefore, I oppose adoption of ARIN-2020-2 "Reinstatement of 
Organizations Removed from Waitlist by Implementation of ARIN-2019-16".

~Seth