On Wed, 25 June 2025, 7:42 am S Moonesamy, <sm+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The is personal information in Internet-Drafts, RFCs and mailing list archives. Nowadays, there is also the datatracker profile. There isn't any procedure which explains what to do if the person is no longer active. I suggest finding out whether there is any interest in assigning a "legacy contact". The intent is so that a family do not have to jump through hops to request a change to the profile.
I would support simpler changes which achieved this outcome and reduced burdens on families in a difficult time. But, I emphasise my preference for simple, light touch.
Given discussions about ORCID and some other issues in gender related name issues, there might be a wider matter regarding identity tags in documents, Web linkage, archive, and change control. However, i think you highlight a good instance of need.
-G (in a personal capacity)
