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IPv6 Policy & References Update (Jordi Palet Martinez)

Start here for the proposal-by-proposal record: what changed, why it mattered, who argued for what, how positions evolved, what was decided, and where the evidence still has gaps.

Source facts

Policy ID
AFPUB-2018-V6-001
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Unknown
Normalized status
Unknown
Introduced
Apr 5, 2018
Last source update
Oct 1, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

UnknownTotal participants
UnknownDiscussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
UnknownDiscussion messages
UnknownEffective participants
UnknownTop-five discussion share
UnknownPeople covering 50%
UnknownPeople covering 80%

BTW Analysis

BTW Analysis

What changed

No policy change can be established from the supplied verified facts because the policy chronology is empty and no proposal revisions, status changes, final text, or implementation records are provided.

What the debate was really about

The subject and substance of any debate cannot be determined. There are no discussion messages, participant stance timelines, identified arguments, or stance transitions in the supplied record.

Decision vs debate

Neither a formal decision nor an observable discussion is documented. The verified snapshot records zero messages, zero discussion participants, zero formal actors, zero active days, and no decision record; it therefore cannot support a conclusion of adoption, rejection, withdrawal, abandonment, implementation, or continuing review.

Participation concentration

Participation concentration is not substantively measurable in this empty observed dataset. The zero top-one, top-five, and top-ten message shares, zero HHI, zero effective participant count, and zero core-participant counts do not demonstrate broad, equal, or dispersed participation; they reflect that no messages or participants were recorded.

Chokepoint analysis

No procedural, agenda-setting, deliberative, or decision-making chokepoint can be identified because the supplied facts contain no chronology, participants, interventions, formal actions, or outcome. The record also cannot determine whether activity occurred elsewhere or was omitted from the measured source.

Uncertainties

  • It is uncertain whether the zero participation values mean that no discussion occurred or that relevant discussion data were absent from the measured source.
  • The completeness and substantive scope of the underlying source are not established by the source revision or computation timestamp.
  • No chronology, proposal revisions, participant identities, stance records, formal-decision record, rationale, or final policy text were supplied.
  • The Doctrine package reports only a partial official position for this subject and cannot supply missing historical facts or determine the policy outcome.
  • It is unknown whether relevant activity occurred through other mailing lists, meetings, consultations, or formal proceedings outside the measured source.

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

    Source facts ↗
  2. Official version

    DRAFT01

    Unknown · Archived

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Entities

Freshness: Stale

Source coverage is incomplete.

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • afrinic-rpd
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2004
    Latest captured
    Aug 25, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    13,116
    Known gaps
    0
  • www.afrinic.net
  • afrinic-africann
    Earliest captured
    Aug 3, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 2, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,562
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Aug 17, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,538
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    0
  • afrinic-announce
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,497
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    0
  • afrinic-community-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Sep 11, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 29, 2019
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    3,127
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    0
  • afrinic-dbwg
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 6, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    910
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-dnssec-ops
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 1, 2016
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    307
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-icp2-review
    Earliest captured
    Apr 10, 2025
    Latest captured
    Nov 10, 2025
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
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  • afrinic-measurement-wg
    Earliest captured
    Feb 1, 2018
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    138
    Known gaps
    0
  • afrinic-mira
    Earliest captured
    Nov 17, 2020
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
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    0
  • afrinic-ois-wg
    Earliest captured
    Sep 9, 2021
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
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  • afrinic-rpki-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Jan 15, 2016
    Latest captured
    Apr 23, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 12, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    154
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 12, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • www.afrinic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.afrinic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-rpd: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.afrinic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-africann: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-announce: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-community-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-dbwg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-dnssec-ops: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-measurement-wg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-rpki-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.