On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 01:02:44PM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
I'd want objective evidence that we get less cross-area review than
at some date in the past before worrying a great deal. It seems to me
that we are actually doing it more systematically than in the past.
I am prepared to believe that we are in fact doing it more
systematically. If so, however, the argument you make for the
kismet-review effect of full IETF meetings is actually weaker, since
the system could be set up to encourage things via lists and so on.
But those accidents - hearing about something by chance that you would
never discover by chance on-line - are a major part of the advantage of
our plenary weeks. Being all in one place and time zone allows those
useful accidents to happen.
I agree with this, but like most cases it's a cost-benefit trade, and
we do rather need to keep in mind the very cost we've just been
talking about at length.
Best regards,
A
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