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ARIN · RIR Watchdog

Experimental Internet Resource Allocations

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
ARIN-2002-2
RIR
ARIN
Official status
Adopted
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Sep 23, 2002
Last source update
Oct 14, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

14Total participants
12Discussion contributors
2Formal actors
18Discussion messages
9.5Effective participants
61.1%Top-five discussion share
4People covering 50%
9People covering 80%

Policy evolution

d34ed66ff353da6bd941fd292b6093a40aa0c27157c3dfcbe86dcd32357b729e
Accepted · Adopted
Sep 23, 2002
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Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official version

    Accepted

    Accepted · Adopted

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  3. Public discussion

    [ppml] Re: Policy Proposal 2002-2: Experimental Internet Reso urce Allocations

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  4. Public discussion

    [ppml] Open discussion on Policy Proposal 2002-2

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  5. Public discussion

    [ppml] Address space allocations for experimental purposes

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  6. Public discussion

    [ppml] 2002-2: Experimental Internet Resource Allocations

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  7. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Unknown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages3
    First activityDec 3, 2002
    Last activityDec 4, 2002
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes2
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies16
  2. Member Services · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages3
    First activitySep 23, 2002
    Last activityDec 2, 2002
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies28
  3. Geoff Huston · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityDec 12, 2002
    Last activityApr 4, 2003
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes1
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies0
  4. Randy Bush
    Discussion messages2
    First activityNov 16, 2002
    Last activityNov 19, 2002
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies6
  5. Bill Darte · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 19, 2002
    Last activityNov 19, 2002
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies6
  6. Thomas Narten
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 9, 2003
    Last activityApr 9, 2003
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  7. Unknown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 3, 2002
    Last activityDec 3, 2002
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  8. Philip Smith · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 3, 2002
    Last activityDec 3, 2002
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  9. Paul Wilson · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 9, 2003
    Last activityApr 9, 2003
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies0
  10. Ted Hardie · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 11, 2002
    Last activityDec 11, 2002
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies0
  11. Leslie Daigle · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 7, 2003
    Last activityApr 7, 2003
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  12. Unknown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 3, 2002
    Last activityDec 3, 2002
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  13. Scott Bradner
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies5
  14. Lee Howard
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • arin-ppml
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  • arin-arin-consult
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  • arin-arin-discuss
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  • arin-arin-suggestions
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  • arin-arin-tech-discuss
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  • arin-iana-transition
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  • arin-naipr
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  • arin-nrr-blueprint
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  • arin-policy
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Jan 1, 1997
Latest captured: Oct 23, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • www.arin.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • arin-ppml: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.arin.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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