[rpd] PDWG Co-Chairs communication regarding observedbehavioron AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02

[Mike Burns]

Hi Mike,

 

Those are excellent questions, and I think it lies within the moderators’ mandate to block emails making the same argument incessantly, sockpuppets or not.

I think we should rely on moderator judgement while we hopefully see better-crafted AI arguments.

I trust the moderators have the tools necessary to discern and act when they see reworded arguments offered repetitively.

 

Regards,
Mike

 

 

 

From: Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com> 
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2026 10:43 AM
To: rpd at afrinic.net
Subject: Re: [rpd] PDWG Co-Chairs communication regarding observedbehavioron AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02

 

Hi Mike B

 

On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM Mike Burns via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net <mailto:rpd at afrinic.net> > wrote:


I agree that swamping the list should be subject to moderation, and it
already is.

 

Indeed - but I think clearer parameters for moderation will be helpful to avoid accusations of partiality.

 

But the more important question to me, is if Claude comes up with a winning
argument, should we ignore or discount it?

 

Definitely not. I have no issue with AI generated or supplemented / edited positions.


I think the verbosity and repetition of these posts will work against them
in the long run as effective use of AI tools.
But if they can shorten and clarify their arguments, and resist the urge to
repeat them slightly differently, I would listen to them.

 

I agree that the current verbose and repetitive positing is not endearing these posters to the community or showing any compelling arguments. The simplistic view is that this is an unsophisticated campaign using various sockpuppet accounts to try to create the perception of large scale dissent.

 

But what if it is actually a sophisticated campaign to drown out other participation, cause list members to unsubscribe or withdraw in frustration that can then lead to the "capture" of the process by hollowing out positive contributions?

 

Mike S

 

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