[rpd] Gauging Interest in a possible policy change

[Dewole Ajao [AFRINIC]]

Thanks, Andrew. 

While I am not currently making any comments on the subject matter at this point, 

I would like to commend the approach of coming to the list to check for interest in working together to solve what you believe may be a problem that needs to be solved.

By getting to a wider understanding of whether or not there is a problem to be solved (and possibly the root causes), before policy text is proposed, the working group will be more efficient in its deliberations and even the first draft (if it ever gets to draft stages) will be more robust because it would ideally carry inputs from the discussions within the working group (even if members choose not to join as authors).

This has been suggested to policy proposal authors over the years and I hope we can do more of this type of engagement in our policy development. 

With warm regards,
Dewole.

> On 27 May 2026, at 06:53, Andrew Alston <aa at alstonnetworks.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I've been giving this a lot of thought and want to gauge interest in adding a policy relating to the code of conduct.
> 
> Effectively, what I foresee is language added to the policy which acts similar to the IETF Notewell, and specifies appropriate/inappropriate conduct both on the PDP List and during PDP meetings.
> 
> Ideally speaking this will also include enforcement actions for the code of conduct, appeal procedures etc. 
> 
> Within the IETF framework for example, disruptive behavior can result in the temporary or permanent loss of posting rights to the list, and such enforcement actions are subject to a robust appeal mechanism.
> 
> Before I start drafting however, I'd like to hear the PDP's thoughts on whether this is worth doing.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andrew
> 
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