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Re: On the tradition of I-D "Acknowledgements" sections

2013-03-25 14:28:35
On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Joe Abley <jabley(_at_)hopcount(_dot_)ca> wrote:

My habit is to have the document source (and rendered copy) open on my screen 
as I read and digest comments. If I make a change to the document following 
someone's comment, I add them to the Acknowledgements section (and update the 
change history section that I keep in a disposable appendix). The additional 
effort required to do these small things is not great; I feel that the value 
of such work is non-zero.

Joe - 
 
  I believe that your habit is likely the common practice; I've certainly
  done the same when editing.  Note that this does not result in everyone 
  making a comment being included, e.g. if four folks point out something 
  to be fixed, then I'm likely to include the one who actually suggests text,
  or otherwise provides the best summary of the problem.  In my experience,
  reviewers have been quite happy just to see their suggestions acted on, 
  but apparently that is no longer sufficient in some contexts.

/John

Disclaimers: My views alone, although Acknowledgements given to the members 
             of the "ietf" mailing list for their substantial contributions.