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Clarification on IPv6 sub-assignments (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-V6-002
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Unknown
Normalized status
Unknown
Introduced
Unknown
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. The policy chronology and stance timelines are empty, and the participation snapshot records no messages, participants, formal actors, active days, or stance transitions.

What the debate was really about

The subject of any debate cannot be determined because no debate content, participant statements, arguments, objections, or stance records were supplied.

Decision vs debate

Neither a formal decision nor an observable discussion is documented. The verified facts provide no decision-maker, decision rule, decision date, disposition, rationale, messages, or linkage between discussion and outcome.

Participation concentration

Participation concentration cannot be meaningfully assessed. Although the top-contributor shares and HHI are reported as zero, the underlying message and participant counts are also zero; these values describe an empty observational base and are not evidence of broad, equal, or unconcentrated participation.

Chokepoint analysis

No agenda-setting, deliberative, procedural, or decision-making chokepoint can be identified because the supplied facts contain no participants, formal actors, chronology, messages, stance changes, or decision record.

Uncertainties

  • The policy chronology, including versions, amendments, milestones, and dates, is missing.
  • No debate messages, arguments, objections, responses, or minority positions were supplied.
  • Participant identities, roles, contribution counts, and stance timelines are missing.
  • No formal decision record, decision-maker, decision rule, decision date, disposition, or stated rationale was supplied.
  • Zero concentration measures are non-informative when both message count and participant count are zero and must not be interpreted as evidence of evenly distributed participation.
  • The metrics are a snapshot computed at 2026-08-27T14:30:21.772410+00:00 from source revision a3d12b1807770ce063868b4b6599365a3131c05d789bd259b6b7b8b32446c208; completeness beyond that snapshot is not established.
  • The Doctrine package reports only a partial official position for this subject and cannot supply the missing policy history or outcome.

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    DRAFT01

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  2. Official version

    DRAFT02

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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
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • www.afrinic.net
  • afrinic-africann
    Earliest captured
    Aug 3, 2026
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    Oct 2, 2026
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Aug 17, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-announce
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Sep 18, 2026
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-community-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Sep 11, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 29, 2019
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-dbwg
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 6, 2026
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-dnssec-ops
    Earliest captured
    Aug 18, 2015
    Latest captured
    Dec 1, 2016
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-icp2-review
    Earliest captured
    Apr 10, 2025
    Latest captured
    Nov 10, 2025
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-measurement-wg
    Earliest captured
    Feb 1, 2018
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-mira
    Earliest captured
    Nov 17, 2020
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-ois-wg
    Earliest captured
    Sep 9, 2021
    Latest captured
    Nov 22, 2024
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    Oct 10, 2026
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  • afrinic-rpki-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Jan 15, 2016
    Latest captured
    Apr 23, 2026
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    Oct 10, 2026
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 10, 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.