Fw: SUO: An idea for making progress
All,
Allow me to clarify. Standards documents typcially make progress
by starting with one or more documents, calling for comments, resolving
those comments, and repeating this process until any many participants as
possible are happy with the product.
I never meant to suggest current comments were not serious. I
meant to say we need to get as many members as possible to do a
comprehensive review of each of the documents and submit focused comments
on the documents. We could call for such comments, but I believe we'll
get more members to spend more time if this was put to a vote. Let me be
clear, the vote is not the end, it is a means to encouraging greater
input. Members could say they are voting NO, but would consider voting
YES if certain changes were made. This is how documents are refined and
consensus is built.
In a standards group, most voting members probably feel some
degree of professional obligation to respond to formal actions of the
group. An open discussion, as we have going now, solicites focused
input from only a few members. A formal call for comments will engage
more members. A vote will engage even more members.
Jim
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All,
Here's an idea for how to make some progress on each of the three
doucment. Call for comments on each of the documents in the form of a
vote on whether to raise each document to 'Working Draft' status. The
objective of the vote would not be to collect enough YES votes, but
rather to collect serious comments on what members want to see
incorporated in the document before willing to YES in follow-on vote.
It is true that comments could be solicited without a formal
vote, but I believe having the vote will encourage more members to submit
serious comments.
Jim Schoening
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