Hi Benedict, WG,
Thus wrote Benedikt Stockebrand ([email protected]):
[...]
> If we have this IRC channel, and if it turns out that decicion-related
> discussions start to move there, then *somebody* *must* be there to send
> them in the proper direction, i.e. to the mailing list. And again, that
> can't possibly be the job of a WG chair.
>
> In other words, we need somebody to step forward and take on that duty.
Unrealistic. Even if you had someone whose job it was to monitor the
channel, they can hardly be expected to be even awake 24x7.
>From my experience with other organisations that work through mailing
lists and also have chat venues, treating the chat(s) as equivalent to
"we were chatting over dinner", i.e. as slightly more refined discussion
starts on the binding communication channel, is the only thing that works.
[...]
> If we establish that IRC channel, then we must find a way---and the
> resources---to ensure this.
Eh, preventing people from talking to each other is hard, especially if
they all have Internet. :) (Never mind the occasional barbeque)
regards,
spz
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