From: Abdussalam Baryun <abdussalambaryun(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>
Date: 08/25/2013 08:40 AM
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The reward/motivation from IETF to participants is to
acknowledge in writting their efforts, which I think still the IETF
management still does not motivate/encourage.
I COMPLETELY disagree with this. The reward/motivation for participation
(remotely or in person) is to have your comments, ideas, suggestions,...
TAKEN SERIOUSLY, even if the eventual decision goes "against you".
Of course, that presupposes that your comments are sensible, and show
that you understand the context.
It is the specific authors, and not "the IETF" that determines who gets
mentioned in the "Acknowledgements" section. In the working groups I am
involved with, I have found the authors to be very generous with
acknowledgements. Sometimes I have been acknowledged when my comments
were primarily editorial and clarification, without actually adding any
new ideas. Of course, there have been one or two times that I have
thought I made a contribution, but didn't get mentioned. That is the
author's choice.
As my mother used to say "What you lose on the roundabouts you gain on the
swings"
IETF Remote Participants (IETFRP) SHOULD charge the IETF not the
other way, because still the IETF ignores some IETFRP efforts (or
even hides information that should be provided to the diverse
community).
I have never felt "ignored" as a remote participant. Sometimes
misunderstood because there is little opportunity to expand and explain
when you are remote. But never ignored.
I have no idea what you mean by "hides information". Are you suggesting
that someone is censoring mailing list posts?
Janet