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Recurring people and organisations
- Unknown24 Policies participated · 119 Discussion messages
- Unknown19 Policies participated · 43 Discussion messages
- Unknown18 Policies participated · 21 Discussion messages
- Jordi Palet Martinez16 Policies participated · 67 Discussion messages
- Unknown15 Policies participated · 16 Discussion messages
- APNIC Secretariat12 Policies participated · 19 Discussion messages
- Unknown9 Policies participated · 15 Discussion messages
- Anne Lord9 Policies participated · 14 Discussion messages
- Aftab Siddiqui9 Policies participated · 10 Discussion messages
- Unknown8 Policies participated · 12 Discussion messages
Policy records
Start with Policy- prop-174
prop-174: Align implementation of Prop-125 in APNIC Policy (APNIC-127)
Under discussion · Official status: under discussion
Introduced: Aug 17, 2026 · Latest activity: Sep 1, 20262Discussion messages2Total participants2Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - prop-125
Validation of “abuse-mailbox” and other IRT emails
Accepted · Official status: Implemented
Introduced: Aug 17, 2018 · Latest activity: Sep 1, 20261Policy versions11Discussion messages8Total participants6.4Effective participants72.7%Top-five discussion share - prop-169
prop-169: Aligning IPv4 LIR Needs Assessment with Current IPv4 Delegation Policy
Under discussion · Official status: For discussion at APNIC 62 OPM
Introduced: Jul 13, 2026 · Latest activity: Aug 27, 20265Discussion messages6Total participants5Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - prop-168
prop-168: Increase to maximum IPv4 delegations
Under discussion · Official status: For discussion at APNIC 62 OPM
Introduced: Dec 18, 2025 · Latest activity: Aug 17, 20263Discussion messages3Total participants3Effective participants100%Top-five discussion share - prop-173
prop-173: Copyright and Acceptable Use Terms for APNIC Directory Services
Under discussion · Official status: under discussion
Introduced: Aug 17, 2026 · Latest activity: Aug 17, 2026Source coverage is incomplete.
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