>>>> That's exactly why I asked about RIPE's solution. Before proposing >>>> a solution, don't we want to study one that apparently works? >>> Works by what metric? >> worked for us in publishing an op doc which was eventually followed by >> an rfc > I think an example of a RFC of this sort is 2182/BCP-16. uh, non sequitur. the subject was ripe docs working. 2182 was never a ripe doc, and the ietf pub cycle was just fine for it. but maybe folk could get the point here if (the metaphorical) you could point to an example op doc which is needed asap, is in good shape, and ietf rfc processing would cause ops issues. a real example, might help. randy