[rpd] Writing tools

[Sami Ait Ali Oulahcen]

Hi all,

It's been really difficult to follow the list this past 2/3 days. And I imagine I'm not alone.
I fully agree on moderating the AI madness. Otherwise, it'll dissuade many folks from following/participating.

Regards,
Sami

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Silber" <silber.mike at gmail.com>
To: "rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy" <rpd at afrinic.net>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 4:40:55 PM
Subject: Re: [rpd] Writing tools

A useful discussion - thank you

On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM Mike Burns via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net> wrote:

> Hi Rob,
>
> Yes, the language is a clear tell of AI  usage, but flowery language alone
> is not swamping the list.

I don't want to hijack the AS-SET discussion, so thank you for the new
> subject line.
>

Agreed

>
> Now, sometimes  and unfortunately, I can use vague and flowery language
> myself, so I would advise you to treat the AI stuff like the human stuff.
> Ignore it if it's too vague or flowery to serve as a good argument, and
> you have clearly laid out the two arguments in your last two lines.
> Hopefully the list will show judgement and treat clear and concise
> arguments better than vague ones.
> And then the AI posts, if they want to be successful, will avoid the
> purple prose.
>

I think it goes beyond flowery language.

I am concerned that this is a precedent for AI generated DDoS attacks on
the PDP and I do think we should have some light touch guidelines. I
suspect that one of the reasons for the AI-slop flood is not just to try
convince anyone of the value or legitimacy of their views but rather to
overwhelm and frustrate other participants and cause them to withdraw from
participation.

Accordingly, I suggest we don't simply leave this to the co-chairs to
determine on a case by case basis, but rather set some guidelines under
which measures can be taken to avoid AI DDoS.

Anyway - just my ZAR0,02 which is not worth much

Regards

Mike S

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