[PDB Gov] Draft PeeringDB Press Release Policy - feedback requested

[Owen DeLong]

I can live with it, but have a slight preference for codification.

Owen


> On Dec 13, 2022, at 15:16, Chris Caputo <secretary at peeringdb.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Owen,
> 
> Are you okay with deferring that to the Board to decide on a case-by-case 
> basis rather than revising the language further?
> 
> (Voting is in progress and each revision resets the process. The policy 
> can be revised in the future if the initial version has bugs.)
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2022, Owen DeLong wrote:
>> I’m OK with this proposed revision, but I suggest that such a withdrawal should
>> be for some defined time, rather than indefinite/permanent.
>> 
>> Owen
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 9, 2022, at 08:59, Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov <pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> There's been a revision to the draft, which the PeeringDB Board is now 
>>> considering.
>>> 
>>> New draft, and diff versus the previous draft, is below.
>>> 
>>> Feedback welcome!
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> ----
>>> - DRAFT
>>> - PeeringDB
>>> - Press Release Policy
>>> - Approved by Board [Month Date, Year]
>>> 
>>> - Since PeeringDB serves a large diverse community in the public
>>>   interest, PeeringDB does not normally collaborate on press releases.
>>> 
>>> - Any joint press release that includes PeeringDB and another entity,
>>>   requires approval by a majority of the PeeringDB Board.
>>> 
>>> - Only exceptional circumstances should be brought to the PeeringDB
>>>   Board for joint press release consideration.
>>> 
>>> - An example of an exceptional circumstance would be a donor wishing a
>>>   joint press release accompany a donation that dramatically exceeds
>>>   our highest published sponsorship tier.
>>> 
>>> - Routine collaboration with the Internet operations community, such as
>>>   for a portal that facilitates the interconnection of Internet
>>>   networks, would not normally be considered exceptional.
>>> 
>>> - Members of the PeeringDB community are welcome to reference PeeringDB
>>>   in their own press releases, such sponsorship announcements, product
>>>   release notes, etc. PeeringDB reserves the right to withdraw this
>>>   permission on a per entity basis.
>>> ----
>>> 
>>> Diff:
>>> 
>>> ----
>>> @@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
>>> 
>>>  - Members of the PeeringDB community are welcome to reference PeeringDB
>>>    in their own press releases, such sponsorship announcements, product
>>> -    release notes, etc.
>>> +    release notes, etc. PeeringDB reserves the right to withdraw this
>>> +    permission on a per entity basis.
>>> ----