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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Here, Here! <BR>
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Bill Darte<BR>
ARIN AC<BR>
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<BR>
-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: ppml-bounces@arin.net on behalf of michael.dillon@bt.com<BR>
Sent: Wed 11/14/2007 12:51 PM<BR>
To: ppml@arin.net<BR>
Subject: Re: [ppml] Policy Proposal Name: IPv6 Assignment Size Reduction<BR>
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<BR>
> ... I don't have the time to<BR>
> donate to help educate the world and be active enough to try<BR>
> and be part of swaying such proposals before they happen<BR>
> rather than just bad-mouthing them after they've been<BR>
> produced by hard-working folks who do take the time to put<BR>
> them together.<BR>
<BR>
Nobody will ever be able to sway the authors of bad proposals before<BR>
they happen, but once the proposal is officially submitted to ARIN, it<BR>
is important to post some sort of reply voicing your support for a<BR>
proposal or your opposition. At the ARIN meeting, when the proposal is<BR>
presented, they also state how many people on the list spoke FOR the<BR>
proposal and how many AGAINST it. That is one of the pieces of<BR>
information that the Advisory Council considers before deciding what to<BR>
do with a proposal.<BR>
<BR>
So, armchair quarterbacking is a good thing and it is part of the<BR>
policymaking process.<BR>
<BR>
--Michael Dillon<BR>
<BR>
P.S. Remember that most proposals *NEVER* become ARIN policy.<BR>
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