Below with [NR]:

On Fri, Jul 3, 2026 at 9:14 AM Livingood, Jason <[email protected]>
wrote:

> *From: *Nathanael Ritz <[email protected]>
>
> > [AL] The real question before the IESG remains to be answered. The IAB
> identified WGLC as the venue for Dr. Bernstein's technical objections, and
> the chairs have restricted his ability to participate in that venue during
> a vote with time limit. Whether the moderation is theoretically permissible
> doesn't resolve whether it's compatible with the IAB's own guidance.
>
>
[NR] There’s just the one > marker here, so I want to mention that the
“real question” was written by Andrew Lee [AL], not myself. I’ve annotated
this email throughout for clarity.

[NR] I believe Andrew’s appeal was brought forward in good faith, even if
misguided. I do think there is value in considering the impact of
moderation against a community time limit.

[JL] Dan’s approach is not blameless here; he understands the rules and
> norms IETF and by all appearances goes out of his way to not follow them.
> This results in things like being moderated, with the end result all the
> discussion tends to be about side issues of process and this and that,
> rather than the core technical issue he appears to want to address (pure vs
> hybrid). That diversion is a real shame and ends up being a waste of the
> IETF’s collective time.
>

[NR] In my opinion, while he is not without his own reasons, DJB appears to
have taken the highest mode of friction possible to communicate his
position. While friction is a feature the community relies on to help shape
high-quality technical proposals, there’s a different kind of friction I
see here that is indeed seemingly entirely avoidable. In this other case, I
think that represents a bug in the process, especially when that friction
is applied during a time limited community event such as Last Call.


> JL
>

Cheers,
Nathanael
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