I think that there could be considerable value in publishing a document that explains what the IESG believes its charter to be (#1 above). Among other things, this could serve as a useful baseline for any changes that the community decides to make as a result of the problem-statement effort. But, I would prefer to see such a document published as an Info RFC, with wording that would discourage misinterpretation of the document as a community mandate.
I agree wholeheartedly with Margaret, with regard to both the value of such a document and the form it should take. I believe it would be incredibly useful to the problem-statement group, especially since it has been said that some of the items in the problem-statement draft do not reflect the reality of how the IESG operates. It would be good to actually see how the IESG views its operations. I also think that an Informational RFC is exactly what is called for; a BCP would require IETF consensus and would inappropriately compete with the problem-statement work.
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