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AFRINIC · RIR Watchdog

AFRINIC Board statement on resource allocation — 25 November 2014

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Source facts

Policy ID
board-statement-2014-11-25-resource-allocation
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Unknown
Normalized status
Unknown
Introduced
Unknown
Last source update
Aug 27, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

10Total participants
10Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
15Discussion messages
7.8Effective participants
66.7%Top-five discussion share
3People covering 50%
7People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Public discussion

    [rpd] Board Statement with regards to allocation of large blocks of IP Addresses

    4 Discussion messages · 4 Entities

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  2. Official version

    Retained Board statement

    Source facts ↗

  3. Public discussion

    [rpd] IPv4 issues

    11 Discussion messages · 8 Entities

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Kofi ANSA AKUFO · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages3
    First activityNov 25, 2014
    Last activityDec 2, 2014
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyMixed
    Other policies3
  2. Sunday Folayan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages3
    First activityNov 25, 2014
    Last activityDec 3, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies6
  3. Jackson Muthili · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityDec 2, 2014
    Last activityDec 2, 2014
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies7
  4. Alan Barrett
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 26, 2014
    Last activityNov 26, 2014
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies10
    Freshness: Stale

    Last research attempt: Sep 25, 2026

    Identity verified: Sep 25, 2026

    AFRINIC · Historical
    The PDWG unanimously elected Alan P Barrett as the other PDWG Co-Chair, to complete Dr Nyirenda’s remaining 1 year term ending June 2013.
    meeting.afrinic.net
    AFRINIC · Historical
    Chairs: Alan Barrett <apb at cequrux.com> S. Moonesamy <sm+afrinic at elandsys.com>
    lists.afrinic.net
    Discussion messages
    1
    First activity
    Nov 26, 2014
    Last activity
    Nov 26, 2014
    First explicit stance
    Support with changes
    Latest explicit stance
    Support with changes
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    Insufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies
    10

    First explicit stance: Support with changes → Latest explicit stance: Support with changes · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    The retained message agrees with a board statement while proposing emphasis on both the letter and spirit of policy and proportionate due diligence. It shows a qualified response to one statement, but one observation cannot establish a longitudinal personal viewpoint or a reversal.

    AFRINIC Board statement on resource allocation — 25 November 2014

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · The participant says he agrees with the statement and highlights policy compliance and proportionate due diligence. This is a qualified response to one message and cannot establish consistency over time.

    Conditions: Only one comparable personal observation is retained for this policy.

    I am in agreement with all of it

    1. Nov 26, 2014 · Support with changes

      [rpd] Board Statement with regards to allocation of large blocks of IP Addresses

      Thank you Sunday, for that report. I am in agreement with all of it, but I would like to hightlght these two paragraphs: … The staff should take reasonable measures to check the information presented in applications, and the amount of checking that is reasonable goes up with the size of the requested space.

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    Per-policy stance timelines:AFPUB-2008-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-DNS-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2012-V4-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-GEN-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V4-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V4-002 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2013-V6-001 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2014-GEN-003 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFPUB-2026-IPv4-001-DRAFT02 · Unknown · No explicit position statedAFRINIC Board statement on resource allocation — 25 November 2014 · Support with changes · Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    Total policy messages: 34

  5. Douglas Onyango · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies4
  6. Marcus K. G. Adomey · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies1
  7. Barrack Otieno · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 25, 2014
    Last activityNov 25, 2014
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  8. Raz BIRAMAH · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  9. Seun Ojedeji
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies13
  10. Borg · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 1, 2014
    Last activityDec 1, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies2

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • afrinic-rpd
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2004
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  • www.afrinic.net
  • afrinic-africann
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  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss
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  • afrinic-announce
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  • afrinic-community-discuss
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    Sep 11, 2015
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    Dec 29, 2019
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  • afrinic-dbwg
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2026
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    Oct 6, 2026
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  • afrinic-dnssec-ops
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    Aug 18, 2015
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    Dec 1, 2016
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    Oct 15, 2026
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  • afrinic-icp2-review
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    Apr 10, 2025
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    Nov 10, 2025
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    Oct 15, 2026
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  • afrinic-measurement-wg
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    Feb 1, 2018
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  • afrinic-mira
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    Nov 17, 2020
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    Nov 22, 2024
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  • afrinic-ois-wg
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    Sep 9, 2021
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    Nov 22, 2024
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    Oct 15, 2026
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  • afrinic-rpki-discuss
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    Jan 15, 2016
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 15, 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.