[db-wg] RIPE Database: Cleaning-up Organisation Names in "descr:"

Dear Tim,

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 05:26:24PM +0200, Tim Bruijnzeels wrote:
> In answer to your question, let me ask the working group in return to
> take a decision by the end of the week.
> 
> > As a follow up:  Is "last-modified:" going to be updated?
> 
> If the working group prefers, we will update "last-modified:".
> 
> We did not intend to do so because this is a bulk change and not a
> *user* initiated change. This was always about 
> 
> > Will the "your objects got changed" mail be generated?
> 
> Initially the intention was that we wouldn't because the clean-up
> affects 93k objects, out of which 49k have a 'notify'. This can result
> in too many support questions, especially in this busy time just
> before the RIPE Meeting.
> 
> That said, we re-evaluated and we can send notifications, if we
> postpone the clean-up to a more quiet time. This implies that "descr:"
> remains maintained by RIPE NCC until then.
> 
> So, working group, please decide between the following:
> a) Clean-up this Tuesday 17 May, with general announcement only
> b) Clean-up on Thursday 2 June, with notifications, RS keeps enforcing
> "descr:" until then.
> 
> If option a is preferred we need to know this by Friday afternoon
> latest, so that we can prepare.

Good write up Tim, thanks.

I prefer option b and an update to "last-modified:".

Kind regards,

Job