@ChrisBarker-NOAA I think the issue with #148 may be that the rules are not 
being followed. I just commented on that issue to see if we can get a moderator 
who can start to summarize the current state of the proposal. 

I think it would be good practice to make updates to the original body of the 
proposal as the discussion evolves, but I don't think we should make that call 
without trying it out. Maybe someone would want to moderate that issue and see 
how it works? GitHub does track the history of changes to comments on issues 
(main description counts as a comment). 

I also just got the issue template set up properly. You can see it here: 
https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/blob/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/proposed-change-request.md
 and it is presented to anyone opening a new issue on this repository now. It 
wasn't set up right until now so #148 didn't get all the details that would 
have been needed to be in accordance with the cf rules. 

Regarding your proposal, 

1) I think that the "enhancement" tag and the rule to have a moderator is meant 
to satisfy the need you are describing regarding contentious discussion around 
cf enhancements -- I would prefer to let the existing rules be tried out for a 
while before making changes. 

2) I don't disagree that we should think about how to use branching if at all 
and make sure we are using the github-flow appropriately. However, given that 
we are at such an early phase of utilizing the system, I would prefer to have a 
few proposals attempt to interpret and follow the contributing guidelines as 
they stand and see where there are gaps that need to be filled rather than 
getting (potentially overly) prescriptive in the near term. 

My preference would be to close this issue and keep an eye on these concerns as 
we move forward.

Best, 

- Dave

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