> the idea is that some org objects are created by users and inserted
> into the ripe database while others are subject to due diligence by
> the ripe ncc. I.e. there's a qualitative difference in data quality
> between the two, but there is no way of distinguishing between them.

aha!  ok.  i buy that.

> There are ways of flagging whether this process was carried out. One
> option would be to use a binary flag. Another would be to implement a
> datestamp for the last due diligence process carried out if it's not
> been set by the NCC.  Lack of data could be flagged by either the
> absence of the parameter or else use 0000-00-00T00:00:00Z.

less sure here.  i can see wanting to differentiate between the two
classes of objects.  not sure i care when they were last separated.
unless you expect things to change in time.

randy