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Re: The IETF Mission

2004-02-05 13:09:36
I do not think "appeals" belongs in our mission and vision statement. They are a mechanism to achieve openness and accountability, not the purpose of the organzation.

Yours,
Joel M. Halpern

At 01:47 PM 2/5/2004 -0500, Dean Anderson wrote:
How about this:

 To provide a fair and open process whereby any party that
 believes it has been treated unfairly has the opportunity to appeal.


On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, james woodyatt wrote:

> On 04 Feb 2004, at 12:49, Dean Anderson wrote:
> >
> >         To provide a fair and open process whereby any party that
> > believes
> > it has been treated unfairly has the right to appeal.
>
> I'd prefer this:
>
>       To use a fair and open process, even in the resolution of disputes,
>       in which any person with a claim of unfair treatment has an avenue
>       for appeal.
>
> I don't much like the idea of artificial legal entities, i.e. political
> parties, having "rights".  It's a minor nit, I know? call me a radical
> hippie, if you must.
>
>
>




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