https://www.ietf.org/iesg/statement/removal-of-an-internet-draft.html
Exactly. We could always turn that into a BCP I suppose,
Separate from the usual question of the IESG setting IETF policy by
fiat, without explicitly developing IETF rough consensus, there's the
small matter of finding that policy about the handling of Internet Drafts.
A visitor to the ietf site, is not likely to wander through pages until
they find this policy. Rather, I'd expect anyone who is curious about
the draft 'series' to look at:
ietf.org -> "Internet Drafts" <http://www.ietf.org/id-info/
There, the only the text they will see on removal is:
"Internet-Drafts have no formal status, and are subject to change or
removal at any time;"
If the IESG statement is, in fact, IETF policy on Internet Draft
removal, it probably should be cited on that page.
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net