thanks Spencer for pointing this part out.
On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Spencer Dawkins wrote:
IESG reviews should be considered as a review of "last resort". Most
documents reviewed by the IESG are produced and reviewed in the
context of IETF working groups. In those cases, the IESG cannot
overrule working group consensus without good reason; informed
community consensus should prevail.
The idea that WG consensus should prevail is simply incorrect. It biases IESG
in an inappropriate way.
There are a number of very good reasons for overriding WG consensus, e.g.
- there is no evidence of broad community consensus or a clear lack of broad
community consensus
- the document does not meet the criteria specified in 2026 (or other document
when applicable)
- the document is ambiguous in such a way that it is likely to degrade
interoperability
The WG DOES NOT represent the entire community. Far too often, WGs are
deliberately chartered in such a way as to marginalize parts of the community
Keith
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