Dear Nick,

Beautiful words.  I respect your opinion.

I think it is possible to find so great words about privacy. It is important to have balance between privacy and openness.

My collegues from Greece told that they have very limited information in whois by privacy reason. In different countries is different opinion about privacy and opennes while we have different mentality.

I don't see benefits for community in publishing list of transfer.

-- 
Alexey


07.11.2012 21:24 - Nick Hilliard написал(а):
On 07/11/2012 17:08, LeaderTelecom Ltd. wrote:
> Put in Excel and make graph of transfers per month in count of IPs and
> numbers of transfers? I think this information anyway will be published in
> RIPE reports. I don't see other benefits.

Cross-posting from from ietf@ietf.org earlier on today:

> ‘Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant’
>
> ”Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” a well-known quote from U.S. Supreme
> Court Justice Louis Brandeis, refers to the benefits of openness and
> transparency. I invoke this quote often as executive director of the
> NYSSCPA, to illustrate that the most credible and respected
> organizations operate in an atmosphere of avowed openness. We should not
> only accept criticism and suggestions, we should embrace them. If
> questions from constituents, the public, or the media make leaders or
> other responsible parties obfuscate, the questions are usually valid and
> the answers are not. People who feel uncomfortable under the bright
> light of scrutiny and criticism often have something to hide.

ref: http://www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2003/1203/nv/nv2.htm

The same principal of openness and clarity have served the RIPE community
extremely well since it began, and I see no reason abandon them at the
point.  Openness will help to ensure a fair and reasonable market.

Nick