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Policy

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.

RIR Watchdog

Policy records

  1. 01Policy records
  2. 02Policy evolution
  3. 03Entities
  4. 04Sources and coverage
Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:
640Policies
41People with verified identities
65Source accounts awaiting identity resolution
50Participated in 2+ policies
13Participated in 5+ policies
33.7%Top-five discussion share
UnknownMedian effective participants
10People 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 Services25 Policies participated · 44 Discussion messages
  2. Owen DeLong16 Policies participated · 37 Discussion messages
  3. Unknown14 Policies participated · 21 Discussion messages
  4. Stephen Sprunk10 Policies participated · 19 Discussion messages
  5. Lee Howard9 Policies participated · 5 Discussion messages
  6. Marla Azinger8 Policies participated · 13 Discussion messages
  7. McBurnett, Jim6 Policies participated · 8 Discussion messages
  8. Scott Bradner6 Policies participated · 0 Discussion messages
  9. Geoff Huston5 Policies participated · 16 Discussion messages
  10. Bill Darte5 Policies participated · 15 Discussion messages

Policy

Policy records

  1. ARIN-prop-345

    Fix formula in 6.5.2.1c

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: May 19, 2025 · Latest activity: May 19, 2025
    1Policy versions
  2. ARIN-prop-346

    Make policy in 6.5.8.2 match the examples

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: May 19, 2025 · Latest activity: May 19, 2025
    1Policy versions
  3. ARIN-prop-344

    Clarify Justification Requirements for 4.4, 4.10, 6.10, and 11.10 IP Addresses

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Apr 29, 2025 · Latest activity: Apr 29, 2025
    1Policy versions
  4. ARIN-prop-343

    Resource Issuance to Natural Persons

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Apr 21, 2025 · Latest activity: Apr 21, 2025
    1Policy versions
  5. ARIN-prop-342

    Require newly created AS-SETs to have hierarchical names

    Introduced: Mar 27, 2025 · Latest activity: Mar 27, 2025
    1Policy versions
  6. ARIN-prop-341

    Change Section 9 Out Of Region Use Minimum Criteria

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Feb 13, 2025 · Latest activity: Feb 13, 2025
    1Policy versions
  7. ARIN-prop-340

    Clarify 8.5.1 Registration Services Agreement

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented (3 March 2026)
    Introduced: Feb 10, 2025 · Latest activity: Feb 10, 2025
    1Policy versions
  8. ARIN-prop-339

    Clarify ISP and LIR Definitions and References to Address Ambiguity in NRPM Text

    Under discussion · Official status: Under Discussion
    Introduced: Jan 8, 2025 · Latest activity: Jan 8, 2025
    1Policy versions
  9. ARIN-prop-338

    IPv4 Transition Efficiency Reallocation Policy (ITERP)

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Sep 4, 2024 · Latest activity: Sep 4, 2024
    1Policy versions
  10. ARIN-prop-337

    Registration Requirements and Timing of Requirements With Retirement of Section 4.2.3.7.2

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Jul 17, 2024 · Latest activity: Jul 17, 2024
    1Policy versions
  11. ARIN-prop-336

    Remove outdated carveout for Community Networks

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented 4 March 2025
    Introduced: Jun 21, 2024 · Latest activity: Jun 21, 2024
    1Policy versions
  12. ARIN-edit-2024-3

    Edit 6.5.8.3 Section 2

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented
    Introduced: Mar 1, 2024 · Latest activity: Jun 3, 2024
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  13. ARIN-prop-335

    Restrict the largest initial IPv6 allocation to /20

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: May 31, 2024 · Latest activity: May 31, 2024
    1Policy versions
  14. ARIN-prop-334

    6.5.1a Definition Update

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: May 3, 2024 · Latest activity: May 3, 2024
    1Policy versions
  15. ARIN-prop-333

    Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Apr 23, 2024 · Latest activity: Apr 23, 2024
    1Policy versions
  16. ARIN-prop-332

    Internet Exchange Point Definition

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Apr 22, 2024 · Latest activity: Apr 22, 2024
    1Policy versions
  17. ARIN-prop-331

    Addition of definitions for General and Special Purpose IP Addresses

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Apr 19, 2024 · Latest activity: Apr 19, 2024
    1Policy versions
  18. ARIN-prop-330

    Edit 6.5.8.3 Section 2

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented as Editorial Update
    Introduced: Mar 1, 2024 · Latest activity: Mar 1, 2024
    1Policy versions
  19. ARIN-prop-326

    Replace Specified Transfers with Monthly Single-Price Auction

    Rejected · Official status: Rejected due to scope
    Introduced: Feb 13, 2024 · Latest activity: Feb 13, 2024
    2Policy versions
  20. ARIN-prop-329

    WHOIS Data Requirements Policy for Non-Personal Information

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented 4 March 2025
    Introduced: Feb 9, 2024 · Latest activity: Feb 9, 2024
    1Policy versions

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