I have no information about the situation but I do not understand why an AD would be declaring consensus in any case - that is normally the responsibility of WG chairs. see RFC 2418 section 3.3
Scott > On Mar 2, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Sander Steffann <san...@steffann.nl> wrote: > > Hi Ted, > >> Without any comment on this particular instance, it is generally a good idea >> to go through an appeal of a specific decision first. My experience is that >> people do reconsider their actions in the light of appeals fairly >> frequently, and it is generally better to explore the option of >> reconsideration before anything else. If there are still concerns after >> that, you can always test the waters for further actions (such as a recall, >> which is set out in https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7437#section-7 and >> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8713#section-7). > > I hope that email that was all that is necessary. I dislike official > procedures against people when not necessary. People make mistakes, and > should (must) be given the opportunity to solve them. In this case I feel > that part of that solution is a voluntary resignation, but I'm open to > alternatives. > >> Having made many of my own mistakes over the course of my time in the IETF, >> I know I have appreciated the opportunity to get something right (or explain >> more fully my reasoning.) I understand that there are other efforts at >> drafting a summary of issues in the general space, but a short, focused >> appeal of the nature "I ask for a reconsideration of a declaration of >> consensus, given the amount of time the most recent draft was available >> before its declaration" might prove useful. > > If that was the only thing I object to… Unfortunately I cannot believe an AD > can be oblivious of the controversy, and I have seen several attempts to > solve the open issues. I am just baffled that consensus can be declared while > these attempts are still ongoing. > > Let's see what happens now before deciding what to do next. > > Thank you for your advice. > > Cheers, > Sander > _______________________________________________ spring mailing list spring@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/spring
