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Start with Policy for a plain-language record of what changed, who argued for what, how the decision evolved, and where the evidence has gaps. Story adds BTW reporting and context.

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358Stories
640Policies
41People with verified identities
139Source accounts awaiting identity resolution
83Participated in 2+ policies
22Participated in 5+ policies
23.6%Top-five discussion share
UnknownMedian effective participants
17People covering 50%

Participation concentration

Who actually shaped this RIR?

Discussion statistics are still being updated. Figures shown reflect the records processed so far.

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Recurring people and organisations
  1. Member Services29 Policies participated · 60 Discussion messages
  2. Owen DeLong18 Policies participated · 43 Discussion messages
  3. Unknown17 Policies participated · 27 Discussion messages
  4. Stephen Sprunk10 Policies participated · 19 Discussion messages
  5. Lee Howard9 Policies participated · 5 Discussion messages
  6. Alec H. Peterson8 Policies participated · 19 Discussion messages
  7. williamatelan.net8 Policies participated · 15 Discussion messages
  8. Marla Azinger8 Policies participated · 13 Discussion messages
  9. Bill Darte7 Policies participated · 32 Discussion messages
  10. Randy Bush7 Policies participated · 28 Discussion messages

Policy records

Start with Policy
  1. ARIN-2026-4

    ARIN-2026-4

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Jul 9, 2026 · Latest activity: Sep 25, 2026
    3Policy versions
    2Total participants
  2. ARIN-2026-5

    ARIN-2026-5

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Aug 2, 2026 · Latest activity: Aug 2, 2026
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  3. ARIN-prop-353

    Define Out Of Region Use

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Aug 2, 2026 · Latest activity: Aug 2, 2026
    1Policy versions
  4. ARIN-prop-352

    Harmonize Section 1 and Section 6, Principles and Goals Statements

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Jul 8, 2026 · Latest activity: Jul 8, 2026
    1Policy versions
  5. ARIN-2025-1

    ARIN-2025-1

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Jan 8, 2025 · Latest activity: Jun 15, 2026
    2Policy versions
    2Total participants

Latest stories

Open Story
Two paper paths diverge across an unmarked research desk, one nearing a light source and one turning away.

Story

ARIN’s Policy and Governance Ratings Now Point in Different Directions

ARIN’s 2026 scorecard puts policy development closer to expectations while the Internet Governance measure moves farther away. The report ties that widening gap to views on registry self-governance; neither result is a vote on who should govern the number registry.

Oct 18, 2026
A generic report page under a translucent table overlay, with two scorecard signals moving in different directions.

Story

ARIN’s Survey Calls Customer Service an Exception. Its Table Shows a Smaller Gap.

ARIN’s 2026 satisfaction report says the overall distance between expectations and perceived performance narrowed. Yet its narrative names Customer Service as an exception while the same page’s table moves that dimension from a nine-point gap to six. The sample also changed, so…

Oct 17, 2026
Editorial illustration of a policy document, an amber objection tab and a reversible review path.

Story

ARIN advanced its out-of-region draft; the objection stays in play

A unanimous Advisory Council vote moved ARIN-2025-3 to Recommended Draft after an objection arrived late in the review. The minutes describe advancement as reversible, but the record still has to show how dissent will be answered.

Oct 16, 2026
Conceptual editorial illustration: a registry ledger entry on the left stands opposite a dark routing topology on the right, where one prefix block is greyed out and disconnected from any live path.

Story

AS36049: A Virtela Identifier That Outlived Its Routing

AS36049: A Virtela Identifier That Outlived Its Routing intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Story…

Oct 16, 2026