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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:
639Policies
41People with verified identities
127Source accounts awaiting identity resolution
72Participated in 2+ policies
14Participated in 5+ policies
26.3%Top-five discussion share
UnknownMedian effective participants
16People 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 Services27 Policies participated · 53 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. Marla Azinger8 Policies participated · 13 Discussion messages
  7. Randy Bush7 Policies participated · 28 Discussion messages
  8. John M. Brown6 Policies participated · 26 Discussion messages
  9. Bill Darte6 Policies participated · 25 Discussion messages
  10. McBurnett, Jim6 Policies participated · 8 Discussion messages

Policy

Policy records

  1. ARIN-2024-8

    ARIN-2024-8

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: May 31, 2024 · Latest activity: Oct 30, 2024
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  2. ARIN-prop-338

    IPv4 Transition Efficiency Reallocation Policy (ITERP)

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Sep 4, 2024 · Latest activity: Sep 4, 2024
    1Policy versions
  3. ARIN-2023-5

    ARIN-2023-5

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented
    Introduced: Aug 14, 2023 · Latest activity: Aug 19, 2024
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  4. 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
  5. 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    Remove outdated carveout for Community Networks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
  6. 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
  7. ARIN-2023-1

    ARIN-2023-1

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented
    Introduced: Apr 17, 2023 · Latest activity: Jun 3, 2024
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  8. ARIN-2023-6

    ARIN-2023-6

    Accepted · Official status: Implemented
    Introduced: Aug 16, 2023 · Latest activity: Jun 3, 2024
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  9. 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
  10. ARIN-prop-334

    6.5.1a Definition Update

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: May 3, 2024 · Latest activity: May 3, 2024
    1Policy versions
  11. 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
  12. ARIN-2023-4

    ARIN-2023-4

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Jun 5, 2023 · Latest activity: Apr 22, 2024
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  13. ARIN-prop-332

    Internet Exchange Point Definition

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Apr 22, 2024 · Latest activity: Apr 22, 2024
    1Policy versions
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. ARIN-2023-2

    ARIN-2023-2

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: May 25, 2023 · Latest activity: Dec 28, 2023
    1Policy versions
    2Total participants
  19. ARIN-prop-328

    Definition of Organization ID/Org ID

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Dec 18, 2023 · Latest activity: Dec 18, 2023
    1Policy versions
  20. ARIN-prop-327

    Reduce 4.18 maximum allocation

    Abandoned · Official status: Abandoned
    Introduced: Oct 26, 2023 · Latest activity: Oct 26, 2023
    1Policy versions

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