On 22/09/2013 18:52, Gert Doering wrote:
(Though I'm starting to get tempted to request full disclosure of anyone who is directly affiliated with a regional registry, as when judging consensus, I'm going to look very closely at contributions from RIR employees, board members, etc. from different regions that operate in a very different situation as far as remaining IPv4 address space is concerned.)
People who have relationships with other RIRs are part of the RIPE Community, so I don't think there are any formal grounds to dismiss their opinions when evaluating consensus. On the other hand, if someone who has a relationship with a RIR actively takes part in policy discussion in another RIR, it's easy to see how this could be seen as interference - particularly so if the person involved doesn't hold resources from or have any particular relationship to the other RIR. Difficult dilemma. I'd feel more comfortable if we could depend on peoples' tact and common sense when contributing outside their areas, rather than creating rules and guidelines to deal with the situation. The fewer rules, the better. If there are guidelines, they should be RIR organisational guidelines which apply to the RIR representatives rather than to the policy groups where they're contributing to. Nick