If anything that is in front of a WG is fair game for a consensus call,
does it appear to you that a clear definition of "what is in front of a
WG" could be an addition to a revised RFC 2418?
I'd say that is up to the WG chairs
I got that part; to clarify a little bit further, are you saying that in
order to remove published IETF specifications rough consensus is not
enough and strong consensus is required?
no, but a specific "rough consensus" to remove would be (imho)
(and in this case its not to remove a specification, its to remove
a specific feature from a specification and leave the rest)
Scott