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prop-172: Defining Internet Abuse through IP Addresses

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
prop-172
RIR
APNIC
Official status
For Discussion at APNIC62 OPM
Normalized status
Under discussion
Introduced
Aug 10, 2026
Last source update
Oct 31, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

13Total participants
12Discussion contributors
1Formal actors
12Discussion messages
12Effective participants
41.7%Top-five discussion share
6People covering 50%
10People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    v001

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  2. Official version

    v002

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  3. Introduced

    Introduced

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  4. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] prop-172: Defining Internet Abuse through IP Addresses

    11 Discussion messages · 11 Entities

    Source facts ↗

Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Shaila Sharmin · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 10, 2026
    Last activityAug 10, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  2. Tsurumaki, Satoru · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 27, 2026
    Last activityAug 27, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  3. Aftab Siddiqui · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 22, 2026
    Last activityAug 22, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  4. Bikram Shrestha · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activitySep 2, 2026
    Last activitySep 2, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  5. Terry Sweetser · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 17, 2026
    Last activityAug 17, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  6. Jonathan Brewer · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 16, 2026
    Last activityAug 16, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  7. alban kwan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 27, 2026
    Last activityAug 27, 2026
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies0
  8. alban kwan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 26, 2026
    Last activityAug 26, 2026
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies0
  9. Sanjeev Gupta · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 28, 2026
    Last activityAug 28, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  10. alban kwan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activitySep 1, 2026
    Last activitySep 1, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  11. Dave Phelan · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 26, 2026
    Last activityAug 26, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  12. jordi.palet · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 26, 2026
    Last activityAug 26, 2026
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  13. Alban Kwan Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • apnic-sig-policy
    Earliest captured
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    Latest captured
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  • apnic-sig-policy
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  • www.apnic.net
  • conference.apnic.net
  • apnic-academy-talk-apnic.net
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  • apnic-afg-community-apnic.foundation
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  • apnic-apac-ict-women-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apix-chair-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apix-treasurer-apnic.net
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    Nov 1, 2026
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  • apnic-apnic-alumni-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-announce-apnic.net
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    Latest captured
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  • apnic-apnic-foundation-discuss-apnic.foundation
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    Latest captured
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    Nov 1, 2026
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  • apnic-apnic-services-apnic.net
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    Latest captured
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  • apnic-apnic-talk-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-transfers-apnic.net
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    Nov 1, 2026
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  • apnic-bgp-stats-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-community-elections-apnic.net
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    Nov 1, 2026
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  • apnic-community-events-apnic.net
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  • apnic-diversity-in-leadership-apnic.net
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  • apnic-ianaxfer-apnic.net
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  • apnic-icp-2review-apnic.net
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  • apnic-measurement-apnic.net
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  • apnic-mvnog-apnic.net
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  • apnic-orbit-discuss-apnic.net
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  • apnic-pngnog-apnic.net
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    Nov 21, 2019
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  • apnic-security-discuss-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-cooperation-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-guidelines-review-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-nir-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-routingsecurity-apnic.net
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  • apnic-user-feedback-group-apnic.net
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  • apnic-wg-pdr-apnic.net
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  • apnic-youth4ig-lists.apnic.net
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Jun 1, 2001
Latest captured: Nov 1, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • conference.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-academy-talk-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-afg-community-apnic.foundation: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apac-ict-women-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-chair-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-secretary-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-treasurer-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-alumni-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-announce-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-foundation-discuss-apnic.foundation: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-services-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-talk-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-transfers-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-bgp-stats-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-community-elections-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-community-events-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-diversity-in-leadership-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-ianaxfer-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-icp-2review-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-measurement-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-mvnog-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-orbit-discuss-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-pngnog-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-security-discuss-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-cooperation-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-guidelines-review-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-nir-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-routingsecurity-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-user-feedback-group-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-wg-pdr-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-youth4ig-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.