On Oct 27, 2007, at 2:11 AM, David Morris wrote:
Absolutely, if they don't bother to stick around and read the
subsequent
discussion. Merely spaming this list does provide validity to the
poster's
point of view. Hanging around and participating and having the rest
of the
community observe the poster's qualifications first hand as they
re-inforce their points is how they earn respect in this organization.
How do you square this against working group sessions that have
obviously been packed, where previous sessions were only moderately
attended but many new faces show up in anticipation of a very
important hum?
I'm all for making the best decision in the face of outside coercion,
but better guidelines (not processes) need to be given regarding how
the IETF and working groups judge a participant as a valid
participant. And they need to be consistent across the various
flavors of IETF participation.
Until then, I do not favor dismissing these emails.
-andy
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