[db-wg] Deprecation of whitepages

Hi I support the notion.

RIR DB should maintain as operation as for operational purpose only.

denis walker via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net>于2021年1月28日 周四下午6:54写道：

> Colleagues
>
> Way back in 2008 it was suggested that the RIPE Database could be used
> for linking people well known within the network operating industry.
> The concept of 'whitepages' was introduced. This was an ORGANISATION
> object (ORG-PAGE1-RIPE) with 'org-type: WHITEPAGES' that could be
> referenced by PERSON objects to override the automatic deletion of
> PERSON objects not referenced by any resource object. In today's
> privacy world, it is a bad idea to use the RIPE Database as a phone
> book. Currently there are only 4 people whose PERSON object references
> this ORGANISATION object. (There are also 5 moderators referenced in
> the ORGANISATION object who have probably long since forgotten they
> had anything to do with it :) )
>
> I think we should now deprecate this concept. LinkedIn is much more
> suited to keeping in touch with networking people. Comments
> appreciated...
>
> cheers
> denis
> co-chair DB-WG
>
> --
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Kind regards.
Lu
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