From: Jeffrey Hutzelman [mailto:jhutz(_at_)cmu(_dot_)edu]
I do think that there should be a fixed rule prohibiting members of
the IESG being WG chairs. I would also include the IETF
chair in this.
I don't. While I agree this should be a rare occurrance, I
have seen no evidence of a problem that such a rule would be
intended to address. If it's not broken, why spend time
trying to "fix" it?
I was unable to appeal to the IESG against what I considered to be a very grave
abuse of position by a chair precisely because I was warned that there was no
prospect of getting a fair hearing as he was a member of the IESG.
I don't think we wish to go into old history again here. The point is that
there have been ADs who were also working group chairs in the past and that
this situation is not compatible with an open or fair process.
The reason I believe that there should be a fixed rule is that it is impossible
to fix this situation after the problem has arisen without recognizing that
there is a problem and thus endorse the implication that the AD in question has
in fact abused their position as chair rather than merely recognizing the
potential for abuse.
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