Gert Doering wrote on 01/06/2025 16:08:

On Sun, Jun 01, 2025 at 09:43:31AM -0500, David Farmer wrote:

Maybe something long the lines "for subsequent ASNs, the requestor needs
to document why existing ASNs can not be used"?  There is some leeway in
evaluating, and it might spur the requestor into actually thinking "why
can I not use one of the ones I already have?" - writing down a reason
often helps in reconsidering what one really wants :-)

When requesting an additional ASN, asking how your current ASNs are used
doesn't seem unreasonable. Your old ASNs would not be reclaimed if they are
not being used. However, the new request should be denied if you
already have an unused ASN that could be used instead of requesting
an additional ASN.

This is along the lines I was thinking, so, this would work for me :-)

In theory this is an improvement, but it would also stop organisations from requesting multiple ASNs if they had a legitimate requirement for multiple ASNs.

Nick