It seems like this would be a good time for an update. A few
comments:
. I think there are a few things that we've been taking for
granted that everybody knows, because they did, but that
may not longer be the case and consequently they should be
made explicit. One that really popped out at me while
reading this is that we may need to be clearer that people
are participating in the IETF as individuals and
contributions are evaluated in that light
. I'd like to see some mention of consensus-seeking behavior;
that is to say, we make decisions on the basis of rough
consensus and so the goal of discussion should be to build
consensus rather than to "win."
. I'm not 100% comfortable with the concept of "violating
guidelines
. I think it was a good idea to remove text that could be
discouraging to new participants.
Melinda