Re: publish which list of nominees?

[Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>]

On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 05:37:55PM -0500, Allison Mankin wrote:
> Ted,
> 
> >  
> > All very true, although this tends to happen much earlier in the 
> > process.  It doesn't tend to happen very late in the process; so if 
> > new names were to appear on the list in late January or early 
> > February, that would leak a certain amount of information about the 
> > process. 
> 
> I think you should be cautious about generalizing about when
> recruiting might occur during a nomcom process.  I believe,
> from a liaison experience the year before this, and from some other
> interactions with past nomcoms, that this could vary considerably.

Recruiting that occur at any point in the process, to be sure, and for
multiple reasons.  I've said as much.  

However, towards the end of the process, the fact that recuiting is
taking place does a leak some information; not a lot, but still,
probably enough to at least start the rumor mill.  :-)

						- Ted