On 18 Nov 2016, at 12:05 PM, David Farmer <[email protected]> wrote: > > While I may not be happy with the way this particular "community expectation" > is instantiated in policy, I feel the policy in question is too onerous. > That said, I think it is extremely important for "community expectations" to > be communicated through policy.
Bill David is quite correct - community expectations are just that; the fact that ARIN does not have an enforcement role does not mean that these expectations are invalid. > Further, I would suggest that an attitude that non-binding "community > expectations" can be safely ignored is dangerous, because it only invites the > community to create policies that are binding and likely to be inflexible and > even more onerous. If fact I feel the reason we have the policy in question > is because too many people are ignoring "community expectations" to begin > with. > > Voluntary compliance with "community expectations" is a much preferred model > for most policy in my opinion and is key to the industry self-regulatory > model. For example, NRPM 4.2.3.7. (Reassignment Information) sets expectations with regard to customer reassignments. Historically, the enforcement of this requirement has been via indirect enforcement – specifically, when an organization requested their next IP address block, ARIN performed detailed reviews of their previous assignment information. This level of review is less likely with transfers, given the more generous criteria that applies. To my knowledge, we have no reclaimed address blocks due to lack of reassignment information, but the community expectation remains that such information will put in the Whois per NRPM 4.2.3.7. If the community feels that no reassignment info is necessary, then this section could be removed; but currently, its presence provides important guidance despite no direct enforcement by ARIN. Thanks, /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
