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2006-4: IPv6 Direct PI Assignments for End Sites

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-2006-4
RIR
ARIN
Official status
Abandoned
Normalized status
Abandoned
Introduced
Feb 17, 2006
Last source update
Oct 7, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

4Total participants
4Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
6Discussion messages
3.6Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
2People covering 50%
3People covering 80%

BTW Analysis

BTW Analysis

What changed

No verified policy chronology, proposal text, amendment sequence, implementation effect, or final disposition was supplied. Therefore, no substantive change associated with ARIN/2006-4 can be established from the verified facts.

What the debate was really about

The subject of the debate cannot be determined because the supplied record contains no messages, participant stance timelines, argument content, or unresolved or minority arguments. The verified snapshot supports only a finding of no recorded debate activity.

Decision vs debate

Neither a discussion process nor a formal decision is documented in the supplied verified facts. There are zero recorded messages, discussion participants, formal actors, active days, stance participants, and stance transitions, while no decision-maker, decision date, rationale, status, or outcome is provided. No relationship between discussion and decision can therefore be inferred.

Participation concentration

Participation concentration is not measurable from this snapshot. The zero top-one, top-five, and top-ten message shares, zero HHI, zero effective participant count, and zero core-participant counts arise from an empty observed population of zero messages and zero participants; they do not demonstrate broad or evenly distributed participation.

Chokepoint analysis

No procedural, institutional, or participant-level chokepoint can be identified. The supplied facts contain no chronology, formal actors, decision stages, participant activity, or evidence linking discussion influence to decision authority. The principal analytical constraint is the absence of a recorded process, which may reflect either genuine inactivity or incomplete source coverage.

Uncertainties

  • It is uncertain whether the zero activity counts represent a genuinely inactive policy record or an extraction or source-coverage limitation.
  • The final status of ARIN/2006-4—including adoption, rejection, abandonment, revision, or implementation—is not supplied.
  • No inference about consensus, controversy, legitimacy, representativeness, participant incentives, or shifts in institutional power is warranted.
  • The Doctrine package has only a partial official position for this subject and cannot supply the missing chronology, arguments, identities, linkages, or decision outcome.
  • Conclusions are limited to the participation snapshot identified by source revision bb83a93064a7aeaaca00f92db7bb008e3655cd74de80ee45fba9ff21aa0aac0 and must not be generalized to the complete historical process.

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    2

    Abandoned · Abandoned

    Source facts ↗

  2. Introduced

    Introduced

    Source facts ↗

  3. Public discussion

    [ppml] Fw: IRS goes IPv6!

    3 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

    Source facts ↗

Entities

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: · The latest refresh failed. The last successful result is shown.
  1. Stephen Sprunk
    Discussion messages2
    First activityFeb 18, 2006
    Last activityFeb 19, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies8
  2. Bill Van Emburg · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityApr 6, 2006
    Last activityApr 6, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes1
    Viewpoint consistencyMixed
    Other policies2
  3. Christopher Morrow
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 21, 2006
    Last activityFeb 21, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies2
  4. Unknown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 7, 2006
    Last activityApr 7, 2006
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies4

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • arin-ppml
    Earliest captured
    Sep 1, 1999
    Latest captured
    Sep 19, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    30,745
    Known gaps
    0
  • www.arin.net
  • arin-arin-announce
    Earliest captured
    Aug 4, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 7, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,959
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-consult
    Earliest captured
    Aug 14, 2026
    Latest captured
    Sep 15, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,445
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Aug 2, 1999
    Latest captured
    Aug 21, 2007
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
    Loading
    716
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-issued
    Earliest captured
    Aug 2, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 7, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    5,920
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-ppml
    Earliest captured
    Aug 2, 2026
    Latest captured
    Sep 25, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    4,852
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-regrws
    Earliest captured
    Unknown
    Latest captured
    Unknown
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-rpki-pilot
    Earliest captured
    Jul 7, 2009
    Latest captured
    Jul 7, 2009
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Current
    Loading
    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-suggestions
    Earliest captured
    Aug 26, 2026
    Latest captured
    Sep 4, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,084
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-tech-discuss
    Earliest captured
    Aug 13, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 5, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,655
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-arin-whoisrws
    Earliest captured
    Oct 9, 2009
    Latest captured
    Sep 6, 2010
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
    Loading
    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-clew
    Earliest captured
    May 6, 1999
    Latest captured
    Nov 7, 2002
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
    Loading
    56
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-dbwg
    Earliest captured
    Apr 22, 1999
    Latest captured
    Dec 30, 2004
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    443
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-iana-transition
    Earliest captured
    Oct 13, 2014
    Latest captured
    Jun 9, 2016
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    145
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-icp2_review
    Earliest captured
    Apr 14, 2025
    Latest captured
    Nov 10, 2025
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-naipr
    Earliest captured
    Jan 1, 1997
    Latest captured
    Nov 3, 1997
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,964
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-nrr-blueprint
    Earliest captured
    Oct 9, 2002
    Latest captured
    Oct 29, 2002
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Current
    Loading
    0
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-policy
    Earliest captured
    Oct 12, 1999
    Latest captured
    Mar 26, 2003
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
    Loading
    100
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-rtma
    Earliest captured
    Apr 18, 2000
    Latest captured
    Dec 28, 2001
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    269
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-services-wg
    Earliest captured
    Apr 20, 2016
    Latest captured
    Jan 20, 2018
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    29
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-v6wg
    Earliest captured
    Nov 8, 2000
    Latest captured
    Mar 1, 2005
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    145
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-vwp
    Earliest captured
    Oct 18, 2000
    Latest captured
    Jul 10, 2001
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    232
    Known gaps
    0
  • arin-general-members
    Earliest captured
    Jun 3, 2022
    Latest captured
    Jun 25, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 7, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    129
    Known gaps
    0

Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Jan 1, 1997
Latest captured: Oct 7, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • www.arin.net: 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.
  • 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.
  • arin-arin-announce: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-consult: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-issued: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-ppml: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-regrws: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-suggestions: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-arin-tech-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-clew: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-dbwg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-iana-transition: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-naipr: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-rtma: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-services-wg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-v6wg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-vwp: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • arin-general-members: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.