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RIPE NCC

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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505Stories
138Policies
53People with verified identities
113Source accounts awaiting identity resolution
38Participated in 2+ policies
4Participated in 5+ policies
32.4%Top-five discussion share
UnknownMedian effective participants
14People covering 50%

Participation concentration

Who actually shaped this RIR?

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

Open a linked profile to follow that person or organisation across policies, messages and changing positions. Every figure remains tied to the stated source coverage.

Recurring people and organisations
  1. Gert Doering19 Policies participated · 59 Discussion messages
  2. Nick Hyrka9 Policies participated · 9 Discussion messages
  3. Randy Bush8 Policies participated · 30 Discussion messages
  4. Jordi Palet Martinez6 Policies participated · 9 Discussion messages
  5. Sander Steffann4 Policies participated · 24 Discussion messages
  6. Nick Hilliard4 Policies participated · 0 Discussion messages
  7. Unknown3 Policies participated · 47 Discussion messages
  8. Remco van Mook3 Policies participated · 15 Discussion messages
  9. Nick Hilliard3 Policies participated · 11 Discussion messages
  10. Filiz Yilmaz3 Policies participated · 8 Discussion messages

Policy records

Start with Policy
  1. 2026-03

    Clarifying Audit and Policy Compliance Frameworks for IPv6 policies

    Under discussion · Official status: Discussion Phase: Open for discussion
    Introduced: Oct 19, 2026 · Latest activity: Oct 19, 2026
    1Policy versions
    1Total participants
  2. 2026-02

    Contractual Accountability Framework for Infrastructure-Level Network Abuse

    Under discussion · Official status: Discussion Phase: Open for discussion
    Introduced: Oct 13, 2026 · Latest activity: Oct 13, 2026
    1Policy versions
    1Total participants
  3. 2024-01

    Revised IPv6 PI Assignment Policy

    Withdrawn · Official status: Withdrawn
    Introduced: Aug 13, 2024 · Latest activity: Sep 23, 2026
    3Policy versions
    2Total participants
  4. 2026-01

    Simplify assignment of first ASN

    Under discussion · Official status: Review Phase: Open for discussion
    Introduced: Jul 7, 2026 · Latest activity: Jul 7, 2026
    2Policy versions
    2Total participants
  5. 2025-01

    ASN assignment criteria revisited

    Withdrawn · Official status: Withdrawn
    Introduced: May 6, 2025 · Latest activity: Jul 6, 2026
    2Policy versions
    32Discussion messages
    10Total participants
    5.8Effective participants
    84.4%Top-five discussion share

Latest stories

Open Story
A single sheet of printed tabular paper, its text unreadable, standing in the divider slot of an open grey metal filing drawer beside one blank, unlabelled brass index tab.

Story

A Membership Fee Filed as an Internet Registry: The RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2020 Record

One public entry describes a Switzerland-based internet registry that performs registry functions for internet number resources. The page that entry cites presents a numbered charging scheme. Both sentences come from the same publisher, and only one of them describes something…

Nov 9, 2026
A green public-service light faces a queue of unlabelled route cards still moving through network equipment behind glass.

Story

RIPEstat’s API Came Back. Its BGP Clock Was Still Running Behind.

A 32k file-descriptor ceiling tripped the RIS Looking Glass database. The interface recovered first; a slice of RRC25’s peer data was still catching up that evening.

Nov 9, 2026
An editorial illustration of filled file drawers and busy processing windows beside two clocks and delayed blue data ribbons.

Story

RIPEstat Reopened. A Tenth of RRC25 Was Still Behind.

A 32k file-descriptor ceiling shut several RIPEstat APIs. The service recovered before the Looking Glass data caught up, leaving two clocks for one incident.

Nov 9, 2026
Illustration of an intact archive beside an intake machine with its configuration drawer open and new envelopes waiting.

Story

RIPE’s RPKI archive was fine. Its front desk forgot the publishers.

A routine Krill restart left delegated CAs outside the publication door for two hours and 43 minutes. The old records stayed put.

Nov 9, 2026