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Re: SUO: An idea for making progress




Julian et al.,

The following comment should be emphasized:

JPF> ... consensus is not reached by voting - rather, voting can
 > be used to determine whether consensus has been reached through
 > discussion, review, and improvement of technical content.

The most important work this committee should be doing now is
summarized in the third line:

 > discussion, review, and improvement of technical content.

When there is no consensus, the best approach is to *AVOID*
a vote until sufficient work has been done to clarify the issues.

John