On 7. Dec 2024, at 22:29, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'd like us to get rid of the "expires in six months" myth. +1 I do think that the expiry process is beneficial, just the statement about an expired I-D (or any I-D) being inappropriate to cite is in comical disagreement with the reality of documents that are made widely available for some time. I sincerely don’t know why we still make this nostalgic statement. On the 6-month validity of an I-D, I’m very much in favor of rhythms that power work, and I also don’t like to work from stale information. I’m having a hard time why people can’t be convinced to simply have another look at a document twice a year, update what needs to be updated, and resubmit. Yes, the resubmission may take 10 minutes, but there is only one mandatory resubmission per period versus a large number of people that will benefit from this periodic review. Grüße, Carsten
