Memorials are for the living. The dead typically have ceased to care. I don't know what a simple listing will achieve. The "war monuments" that Ted mention sort of educate the living by reminding them of the massive sacrifices that wars cause. Just listing a bunch of names will not help all that much. After all, most of these names are already listed in the RFC record.
A memorial RFC has more potential. A bit like what the catholic Church does by publishing the "life of the saints." The results could be interesting. ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Steve Crocker [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: In Memoriam IETF web page -- a modest proposal After watching the traffic on this, I'm thinking a memorial page is perhaps not the first place to focus attention. Instead, write a memorial RFC for each person you think made a significant contribution to the IETF. The RFC Editorial process will provide some vetting on quality. Use Informational, Historic(!) or create a new class. The memorial page can then list those who have memorial RFCs written for them. Steve
