[rpd] Policy supremacy

[Jaco Kroon]

Hi,

Are we thus proposing that each and every person must positively 
identify themselves prior to being subscribed to the RPD list, as well 
as for all existing subscribers to be positively identified by date X or 
be unsubscribed?  To what extend should this identification go - should 
it include affiliation checking, eg, Jaco Kroon actually JK19-AFRINIC in 
the whois db - from where you can track the networks I'm involved with?

I'd be in support of such a policy change/direction.

Regarding use of AI, I don't have a particular objection to the use of 
LLMs (but having worked on the Comp-Sci side of things ... I would not 
trust them without validating whatever they spit out - and recent 
experience - not restricted to this ML - shows they spit out more 
garbage than most community-driven support forums), as long as they're 
used sensibly to help with formatting and/or interpretation of emails, 
not to spew out noise for the sake of noise - as what it feels has been 
done the last week or two.

Kind regards,
Jaco

n 2026/07/22 15:52, Diroi Karalis wrote:

> Dear Musa,
>
> Tshepo and Gugu don't need prior recognition from established 
> participants before their input counts. Joining recently, missing 
> earlier meetings, or sharing similar views is not evidence of 
> impersonation or bad faith. Anyone is entitled to join an open process 
> at Last Call and raise objections before a proposal becomes policy.
> KYC would be a significant procedural and privacy change. It can't be 
> applied selectively to objectors we don't recognize it would need a 
> formal basis, a clear justification, proper safeguards, and equal 
> application to every participant, not just the inconvenient ones.
> If you have evidence of misconduct, send it to the co-chairs. 
> Otherwise, engage with Tshepo and Gugu's arguments on their merits. 
> Familiarity isn't authority, and "the community" isn't a closed circle 
> that gets to decide who's allowed in.
>
> Regards,
> Diroi
>
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