James Carlson wrote:
> Danek Duvall wrote:
>
>> It used to be that fast-tracks could be approved during ARC business only
>> if a certain amount of time had passed since the case was started, so that
>> people actually had some time to read the case and come to a decision. I
>> don't remember what the minimum time was, though 48 hours rings some bells.
>>
>> There have been a few cases recently which closed in less than a day,
>> giving folks very little time to even become aware of the case, never mind
>> to comment. These include 2009/430, which actually had to be reopened the
>> next day due to an unseen issue, and the recent 2009/448.
>>
>> While I appreciate the desire not to have cases drag on forever, filing and
>> approving cases within 24 hours seems like an attempt to avoid any actual
>> discussion. I'm sure that's not the case, but could we reinstate a floor
>> on the amount of time a fast-track is open?
>>
>
> The minimum courtesy value has historically been 24 hours -- the ARC
> chair is expected to check whether fast-tracks in the survey have been
> open for at least 24 hours and, if not, defer them until later to make
> sure that all time zones have seen them. If someone else notices that a
> fast-track is about to slip under the wire (because the tools
> unfortunately don't actually flag these new cases), then speak up.
>
> For self review ("automatic"), it's usually considered polite to avoid
> doing the putback/push until 24 hours after filing the case, for the
> same reason.
>
>
Generally I've honored the 24 hour timer. The specific exceptions I'm
aware of are cases where I believed that reasonable review had been
performed. (PSARC 2009/448 was such a case -- with 4 members basically
approving it and no issues raised.)
- Garrett
