I have a meaningful comment.

I don’t want to ever have to discuss or judge whether someone’s comment is 
“meaningful” or not, and I don’t think incentivizing people to post more 
comments than they otherwise would is helpful.

I also think getting the chairs involved in any way in discussing whether a 
member representative did or did not have a medical condition during a 
particular time period is an extremely bad idea.

Given that the original issue was trying to determine whether a certificate 
consumer is in fact a legitimate player in the ecosystem or not, I would 
suggest that exploring metrics like market share might be far more useful.  
Metrics like participation are rather intrusive and onerous, except to those 
who are trying to game them, and those trying to game such metrics will succeed 
with little or no effort.

-Tim

From: Servercert-wg <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Roman 
Fischer via Servercert-wg
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 7:23 AM
To: CA/B Forum Server Certificate WG Public Discussion List 
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Subject: Re: [Servercert-wg] Participation Proposal for Revised SCWG Charter

Dear Ben,

Mandatory participation has in my experience never resulted in more or better 
discussions. People will dial into the telco and let it run in the background 
to “earn the credits”.

Also, what would happen after the 90 day suspension? Would the organization be 
removed as a CA/B member?

Rgds
Roman

From: Servercert-wg 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 
On Behalf Of Ben Wilson via Servercert-wg
Sent: Freitag, 7. Juli 2023 21:59
To: CA/B Forum Server Certificate WG Public Discussion List 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: [Servercert-wg] Participation Proposal for Revised SCWG Charter

All,

Here is a draft participation proposal for the SCWG to consider and discuss for 
inclusion in a revised SCWG Charter.

#.  Participation Requirements to Maintain Voting Privileges

(a) Attendance.  The privilege to vote “Yes” or “No” on ballots is suspended 
for 90 days if a Voting Member fails to meet the following attendance 
requirement over any 365-day period:

  *   10% of SCWG meetings for Voting Members located in time zones offset by 
UTC +5 through UTC +12
  *   30% of SCWG meetings for Voting Members located in all other time zones
(b) Meaningful Comments.  Posting a Meaningful Comment is an alternative means 
of meeting the attendance requirement in subsection (a). A Voting Member can 
earn an attendance credit to make up for each missed meeting by posting a 
Meaningful Comment to the SCWG Public Mail List. Each Meaningful Comment is 
equal to attending one (1) meeting.

A Meaningful Comment is one that follows the Code of Conduct and provides 
relevant information to the SCWG, such as new information, an insight, 
suggestion, or perspective related to the Scope of the SCWG, or that proposes 
an improvement to the TLS Baseline Requirements or EV Guidelines. It can also 
be something that responds to or builds on the comments of others in a 
meaningful way, or that offers feedback, suggestions, or solutions to the 
issues or challenges raised by the topic of discussion.

A Meaningful Comment should be both relevant (within the Scope of the SCWG or 
related to the discussion that is taking place on the mailing list) and 
well-supported (clear reasons why the Voting Representative believes what they 
believe and supported by facts, data, or other information.)

(c) A Voting Member that has failed to meet the attendance requirement in 
subsection (a) above is considered an "Inactive Member".  Any Member who 
believes that any other Member is an Inactive Member may report that Member on 
the Forum's Management List by providing specific information about that 
Member's non-participation, and the SCWG Chair shall send written notice to the 
Inactive Member by email within seven (7) calendar days. The notice will 
include a reminder of the requirement to participate and inform the Inactive 
Member of the consequences of not participating.

(d) Suspension of Voting Privileges. The Inactive Member's privilege to vote 
“Yes” or “No” on any ballot shall be temporarily suspended for a period of 90 
days from the date of the notice. During the suspension period, the Inactive 
Member may vote “Abstain” on ballots.

(e) Restoration of Voting Privilege. Voting privileges will be automatically 
restored to the Inactive Member upon attending three consecutive meetings. The 
restoration of voting privileges will be effective on the next ballot that 
enters the voting period after the Inactive Member meets the reactivation 
criteria.

(f) Exceptional Circumstances. In cases where an Inactive Member can 
demonstrate justifiable reasons for their inability to participate, such as 
medical conditions or other extenuating circumstances affecting their Voting 
Representative(s), the SCWG Chair may review and consider reinstating voting 
privileges on a case-by-case basis.

Thanks,

Ben
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