Re: [IETF] Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Eliot Lear
On 2/25/13 9:06 PM, Warren Kumari wrote: > I suspect it is because it is very hard to know if someone replying with '+1' > has actually read / has a useful opinion on whatever they are replying to, or > is just going alone with the herd… +1.

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Pete Resnick
On 2/25/13 4:27 PM, Edward Lewis wrote: I have this scenario in mind: A -12 comes out and I read it thoroughly and have about 10 points that need to be addressed. So I respond to the document (not in last call) and all of the points are adequately (in my opinion) addressed. A -13 is issued

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Edward Lewis
From an earlier message: > >Miss Manners would almost certainly say that clogging the list > >with +1 is bad manners. I have this scenario in mind: A -12 comes out and I read it thoroughly and have about 10 points that need to be addressed. So I respond to the document (not in last call) and

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Barry Leiba
> Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - > particularly > with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left wondering what the > silent majority is thinking. So in some cases the private messages to the AD > in > question or to the IESG are helpful. And while

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Yoav Nir
Hi, Jari. On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: > Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - > particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left > wondering what the silent majority is thinking. So in some cases the private > messages to

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Dave Crocker
On 2/25/2013 11:16 AM, Mary Barnes wrote: On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left wondering what the silent majority is thinking. So in some c

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Fred Baker (fred)
On Feb 23, 2013, at 6:41 AM, John C Klensin wrote: > First, "no objection" and silence by IESG members are roughly > equivalent, but approval of a document with complete community > silence (either outside the relevant WG or on an individual > submission) makes some ADs nervous (and, IMO, should

Re: [IETF] Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Warren Kumari
On Feb 25, 2013, at 2:16 PM, Mary Barnes wrote: > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: >> Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - >> particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left >> wondering what the silent majority is thinki

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Martin Rex
Jari Arkko wrote: > Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times > - particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are > left wondering what the silent majority is thinking. I've previously mentioned that I believe the current IESG ballot rules are insufficient

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Mary Barnes
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: > Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - > particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left > wondering what the silent majority is thinking. So in some cases the private > messages to the AD i

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-25 Thread Jari Arkko
Agree with what John, Brian, and others have said. FWIW, at times - particularly with documents having some controversy - the ADs are left wondering what the silent majority is thinking. So in some cases the private messages to the AD in question or to the IESG are helpful. And while "+1" is us

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-23 Thread John C Klensin
--On Saturday, February 23, 2013 08:04 + Brian E Carpenter wrote: >... > By the same token, it seems that a reasoned message saying > why something is important and valuable would help the IESG, > if the document is on a somewhat obscure topic. However, as > John Leslie pointed out, that is

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-23 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
In addition to what said, I think that the most important think is that the submitted draft be examined by the community, or read by the community, this is what IESG needs to know the feeling in the community after being read. I hope all drafts be read at least by 3 of the community (not sure of st

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-23 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
Hi Warren, I think IESG do ask for comments, and think that even +1 is a comment, I prefer if the draft was a WG darft only participants out of the WG can support. However, you SHOULD mention why you support that, is it related to a technology, RFC or a WG works, SHOWing interest is important to s

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-23 Thread Brian E Carpenter
I think it's worth looking at what draft-resnick-on-consensus says about the nature of rough consensus. It tells us why reasoned objections are more important than "+1" messages (or "-1" messages for that matter). By the same token, it seems that a reasoned message saying why something is importan

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-22 Thread SM
Hi John, At 17:29 22-02-2013, John Leslie wrote: IETF Consensus is presumed if folks are "sufficiently" notified and post nothing pointing out unresolved issues. Thus "I support" and "I oppose" are both meaningless (and Miss Manners would say, "Don't do it.") Yes. The Last Call boilerplate

Re: Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-22 Thread John Leslie
Warren Kumari wrote: > > Normally I figure that if the draft is the product of a WG there is > already demonstrated support, and so I don't bother cluttering up the > list with "+1, me too, FTW!, etc." but is this actually the right thing > to do? What if I really think the draft is important / u

Showing support during IETF LC...

2013-02-22 Thread Warren Kumari
Hi there, So, I have an etiquette question[0]. When a draft comes up for IETF LC, you get the standard: "The IESG has received a request from the Funny Orange Orangutang WG (foo) to consider the following document: 'Orangutans Considered Harmful" The IESG plans to make a decision in the next f