[arin-ppml] AC Candidates

[Owen DeLong]

> On Oct 27, 2023, at 14:05, John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Oct 27, 2023, at 2:32 PM, Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML <arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:
>> 
>> That sounds good in principle, Michael, but the reality is that none of the fora you suggested provide for an interactive discussion amongst the broader community. 
>> 
>> While it’s true that the general-members list reached the electorate, the impact of the AC is felt not only by the electorate, but also by the broader community. 
> 
> The impact of ARIN’s elections, registration services agreement, Board of Trustee elections, etc. are also 
> all topics that could affect the broader community – so that property (in and of itself) is not a particularly
> compelling argument for mandate of the use of ppml. 

Agreed… But...
> 
> There are tradeoffs in having such discussions here on ppml (e.g., not everyone here may necessarily 
> want to be buried in discussion of ARIN election processes) versus the general-member mailing list 
> (where discussion of such minutiae might cause drop in general members interest or participation), 
> so this needs to be carefully considered by the community.   

Sure, but there’s no other list open to those interested who are not general members.

> We will hold an appropriate consultation in the future to discuss this issue and so that the merits of various
> approaches can be considered.  In the interim, suggestions for the improvements to the ARIN election
> process should be directed to the ARIN ACSP <https://www.arin.net/participate/community/acsp/>

I consider this a reasonable alternative at this juncture.

Owen

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