On Feb 8, 2013, at 7:55 PM, John C Klensin <john-ietf(_at_)jck(_dot_)com> wrote:
My personal instincts as an author run somewhat closer to
Melinda's criterion than to Don's but my bigger concern is that
trying to make specific rules about this will result in an
extended rat hole tour that ends up with rules that don't work
well for edge cases we don't anticipate.
Yes. I tend to acknowledge comments on a draft, and to separately acknowledge
comments that included text or which resulted in large changes - I do both Don
and Melinda's algorithms. The important thing is, though, to be liberal in what
one includes, and to be conservative in the application of legalistic rules.