Sorry, the IRC is NOT replacing this list. The IRC is to complement this (and the others) lists. I think is the perfect place to cook proposals, learn, know people (not in the fb way) and just chit chat about whatever. Here are good people with more or less experience that can help/teach on address-policy without spamming the list. Also, the IRC is not a place to "monitor". The list is the place to monitor what happens on address-policy or other ripe wg. The list will be the place to do what is intended to do. Votings will be on list, discussions will be on list, the whole PDP process will be on the list. For people with other chat ideas, I just said IRC because RIPE is already running one. We only need to improve it a little. Anyways, and just for saying, this is not a thing to "vote", anyone can join the idea or not. If enough people join, it can be an official communication channel. If not, we will just sit and chat in our little room :) Regards,