That idea speaks for itself. I digress—this isn’t a unique concept; legislatures have long had “selection pressure” baked in. HTH,
-M< On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 22:23 William Herrin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM Martin Hannigan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If a draft policy can’t reach recommended status, for whatever reason, > within 18 months it automatically dies. > > Hi Martin, > > Can I ask you to expand on your thinking here? What would such a rule > accomplish? Why is that a good thing? > > Are you thinking that the AC doesn't promptly identify when propopals > won't reach consensus and thus abandons them late? > > Two notes: > > 1. When you have a better way than a draft on the docket, nothing in > the PDP prevents a competing policy proposal. The AC could make a hash > of managing it, but the process itself offers no obstruction. > > 2. Many of the steps in the petition process don't depend on the AC > acting. For example, a draft policy is eligible for a petition to > advance to recommended after it has been active for 90 days, > regardless of AC action or inaction. If, for example, you thought the > AC was dragging its feet on the IPv6 formula corrections, you could > petition that now and give us a good spanking. :) > > Regards, > Bill Herrin >
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