At 11:25 AM 12/17/00 -0800, Paul Hoffman / IMC wrote:
WG chair says "OK, the room is now over-full. Who are there people in the
doorway or outside who intend to work actively on drafts or forming the
charter for this group? I see seven hands up. Could fourteen people who
are currently sitting or jammed up against a wall who do *not* already
plan to work actively on drafts
This is among the set of reasonable procedures to follow when there is
congestion. As with each technique suggested, there are benefits and there
are problems.
However the premise to my suggestion is that we are growing and are going
acquire larger venues eventually.
So let's acquire them a little sooner and avoid the pain of congestion and
imperfections and inconveniences of all these congestion management techniques.
d/
ps. The plea for less active attendees to move works once. It does not
cover late arrivals. Taking a Draconian attitude towards active
participants who arrive late is an example of the imperfection of the
management techique.
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