> "Harald" == Harald Tveit Alvestrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Harald> Sam, let me put it this way:
Harald> Changing the rules in the middle of the process is Just
Harald> Plain Stupid. We've done that too many times to count.
Hi. I've been perplexed by this comment.
I'd l
Sam Hartman writes:
> I'd like to understand why changing the rules in the middle of a
> process is a bad idea.
They aren't rules if they can be changed even as they are being
applied. If you want to make rules, you have to be willing to abide
by them. Changing the rules even as they are applie
Sam,
trying to avoid pointing at persons, despite the fact that a specific
person is at the heart of the current discussion.. your 3 points are
very valid reasons for avoiding rule changes, but I think you miss the
point I was trying to make.
The IESG was asked to choose between two alte
> "Harald" == Harald Tveit Alvestrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Harald> Sam, trying to avoid pointing at persons, despite the fact
Harald> that a specific person is at the heart of the current
Harald> discussion.. your 3 points are very valid reasons for
Harald> avoiding
At 02:19 01/02/2006, Sam Hartman wrote:
> "Harald" == Harald Tveit Alvestrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Harald> Sam, let me put it this way:
Harald> Changing the rules in the middle of the process is Just
Harald> Plain Stupid. We've done that too many times to count.
I am n
On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 09:31:08PM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote:
> Harald> I do not want the IETF to craft rules for "X", and then
> Harald> re-craft them for "Y", "Z" and "W" because hastily crafted
> Harald> rules did not fit the next situation to come along. I want
> Harald> the rule
