Re: WG Review: Operation of the IESG/IAB Nominating and RecallCommittees (nomcom)

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 10:11 PM 4/15/2002 +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> Dave Crocker wrote:
> ..
> >
> > ps.  may we now move to discussing remedies for the draft charter?
>
> OK. Let's make the first deliverable a list of issues. Actually those
> of us who've been debating this on the ietf-nomcom list already have
> this list in our heads, but the WG can be tasked to write it down.

Brian, it appears that you are suggesting a specification effort that will 
be chartered without knowing what problems it is to solve.  This goes 
beyond having a "requirements" specification at the front-end of a working 
group effort.  It means that the IESG would be sprinkling pixie dust on an 
effort that has literally no meaningful focus or constraints.

That is a tad unusual for working groups, no?

Would it not be better to bring the list out of various people's heads, and 
have enough discussion to formulate community rough consensus on the topics 
to be discussed and resolved PRIOR to chartering, as is more typical in the 
IETF?

(I'm sorry.  I should have phrased that more carefully.  I meant to say 
"more typical of IETF efforts that are successful.)

d/


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