Hi All,
We appreciate the enthusiasm that several of you have shown regarding the
previous site-local discussion and the current discussion of
globally-unique, provider-independent addresses. However, these discussions
are not an effective way to use our mailing list.
There is a limit to the amount of mail that most people can reasonably
handle, and it is likely that most members of the IPv6 working group have
been unable to follow these discussions or get much value from them. No
useful consensus can be drawn from such discussions.
In order to increase the quality and productivity of our mailing list
discussions, we would ask people to do the following:
- Self-limit the rate of your postings to the list.
Please read to the bottom of the thread before
responding, think about the points you want
to make, and avoid making the same points repeatedly.
- Please submit individual Internet-Drafts that describe
proposed solutions and/or make cases for or
against the topic at hand. This is a much
more effective than e-mail as a way to discuss
complex topics and reach consensus.
- Notice when circular discussions are happening
between a small group of people and stop.
Rough consensus is not determined or affected
by who has the last word on a topic, and no
WG consensus can be drawn from a discussion
among a small group of people.
These steps should help to make our mailing list more useful and productive
for the entire WG, and your voluntary cooperation is appreciated. If
excessive behavior continues, we will contact individuals privately to
discuss the problems and how to correct them.
Thanks,
Margaret Wasserman & Bob Hinden
IPv6 WG Chairs
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Bob Hinden & Margaret Wasserman Wed, 27 Nov 2002 14:57:16 -0800
