Hi Anne, > But the chairs are fine?
I would rather if there is an authority that it be 2 people rather than 1, also these 2 people have constraints placed on their decisions based on W3C process and decsions can be appealed (refer to the W3C decsions policy). > If that person does not do its job properly both the HTML WG and WHATWG have > escape clauses. Neither has been needed so far, but we'll see how it works > when we get there. (For this particular issue I believe there's still > outstanding feedback Ian hasn't dealt with.) yes as Ian noted himself recently: "Sure, so long as I am editor, the chairs have the authority (and responsibility) to override me if I make mistakes." [1] [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Aug/0599.html regards stevef 2008/8/29 Anne van Kesteren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:11:29 +0200, Steven Faulkner > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> guess we believe more in argument and evidence than process. >> >> I also believe in argument and evidence, I just don't believe in ian >> hickson being the sole decision maker of what constitues a valid >> argument or reasonable evidence. > > But the chairs are fine? > > >> Don't you think it is a ironic that you talk about an 'appeal to >> authority' in negative terms when the only way to get things into the >> spec is to have one person make a judgement on the virtues of an >> argument or evidence? The ultimate authority figure. > > If that person does not do its job properly both the HTML WG and WHATWG have > escape clauses. Neither has been needed so far, but we'll see how it works > when we get there. (For this particular issue I believe there's still > outstanding feedback Ian hasn't dealt with.) > > > -- > Anne van Kesteren > <http://annevankesteren.nl/> > <http://www.opera.com/> > -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG Europe Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org Web Accessibility Toolbar - http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
