AB
Thomas started posting these weekly reports many years
ago as a service to the community to remind us all that
posting to ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org contributes to the information
and work overload of the IETF community as a whole.
The numbers are a reminder to think carefully about what
you send to the list and to only send what you consider
to be sufficiently important that the community as
a whole needs to be aware of it.
Most members of the IETF community try their best to
minimize their so called "Narten Number". Many
regard these postings as a useful service, and I for
one, thank him for doing it.
- Stewart