On Apr 27, 2012, at 12:23 PM, John C Klensin wrote:
At the risk of repeating something about which various ADs and
others have gotten an earful, unless there are very special and
unusual circumstances [Note 1], it is unwise to, e.g., have us
chair a WG or assume many other leadership positions. It is
easy to say "So-and-so should chair this WG because, based on a
dozen before it, she knows how to do that". Instead, it is
better to find someone more junior and, if appropriate, appoint
the more senior people to advisory and support roles.
So in addition to "Secretary" and "Technical Advisor", we can start listing
"Designated Greybeard". This is progress?
--Paul Hoffman