Search RPD Archives
Limit search to: Subject & Body Subject Author
Sort by:

[rpd] Writing tools

Rob Evans internetplumber at gmail.com
Mon Jul 20 14:40:43 UTC 2026


Mike, all

> But unless there is an attempt by an individual to swamp the list, the posts should be treated as if written by the poster, that is like every other post.

As someone with no hats to wear, but an occasional interest in global
address policy.

One of the challenges I've found reading the list traffic over the
last few days has been that some of the emails generated using
'writing tools' can appear vague and flowery[1].  It can be difficult
to debate a point when it's almost impossible to fathom what point is
being made.

I fully appreciate that having a discussion take place in English when
that is, at best, the second language of many of the participants
means that using tools to translate the discussion can be invaluable
for having an inclusive discussion, but I wonder if it is also
possible to ask the tools to be more concise as part of whatever
prompt is being used?

>From what I can see, the major objections relating to the hierarchical
AS-SET naming are:
  - The solution isn't perfect and doesn't state its limitations.
  - This is an overreach of the RIR into something that doesn't need policy.

Cheers,
Rob

[1] Google AI helpfully describes flowery language as "Flowery
language—often called purple prose—is writing or speech that is overly
ornate, intricate, and packed with decorative adjectives."



More information about the RPD mailing list