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Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 13:04:41
Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - 
particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left 
wondering what the silent majority is thinking. So in some cases the private 
messages to the AD in question or to the IESG are helpful. And while "+1" is 
usually bad form, indicating that you've done a thorough review and found no 
issues is appreciated. (Or better yet, that you intend to put this technology 
into your own use.)

Finally, John Leslie wrote:

In theory, an individual raising an issue on the <ietf> list has the
same weight as a directorate review, but in practice each AD takes a
directorate review more seriously unless he/she knows the commentor
well.


I hope that is not the case. It should not be. The concerns raised in a comment 
to the list, from an individual or directorate, should be weighed on how 
"reasoned messages" they are. How they are justified. And your own 
understanding of the issue and its seriousness, now that it has been explained. 
Of course, we are all humans, so there can be natural bias to trusting people 
you know more than others. But we are _trying_ to do it differently.

Naturally, an opinion from, say, a working group chair in the same area tends 
to be well-reasoned, because he or she has a lot of experience in the matter. 
But just because he or she might be a directorate member should not result in 
the opinion being weighed any more than someone else's.

Jari