Hello folks,
I haven't gone through all of the e-mails,
but at least I'd like to register an opinion.
I think the cut-off policies need to be changed.
Here are some reasons:
- There are many revisions of working-group drafts
posted to private websites after the cutoff
- I have had drafts miss the cutoff because
of some unpredictable slowness at the last
minute
- The extreme panic at the last minute seems to
encourage mistakes.
I do understand the benefits of having a deadline,
and setting deadlines has a way of improving
productivity. But we need a structured way to
overcome the flaws also.
Maybe a working-group chair should have the ability
to submit a late draft on behalf of the authors,
when it is important for the improved operation
of the working group. I think this would go a
long way towards solving the abovementioned problems.
No system is going to be perfect, but the current
system needs to be improved.
Regards,
Charlie P.
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