Re: [Diversity] Review of draft-crocker-diversity-conduct-01

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Hi Dave,
At 18:01 18-03-2015, Dave Crocker wrote:
>The draft is not a specification. It does not offer normative statements
>about policy or practice.  Rather, it is a think-piece, that is, a
>discussion of issues.
>
>What would be the benefits in having it processed through the IETF
>stream?  What would be the risks?
>
>In considering Independent stream, my feeling was (and remains) that a
>document of this sort is a personal offering.  Hence the Independent stream.
>
>If there were some sort of outpouring of interest in having it in the
>IETF stream, that would be fine, but I'm not expecting it, nor do I
>think it significantly affects the document's relevance or utility.

I'll response to the specific point about the Independent Submissions 
Stream and follow up on the other parts in a few days.

Here's how I look at the document in respect to publication in the 
stream.  The document is about the IETF.  The IETF has a stream.  The 
default place for it to be published would be in that stream.  I also 
look at how a documents fits within the Independent Submissions 
Stream.  It's quite straightforward for a specification as there is 
some guidance about that.  It is less obvious for this draft as I 
have to figure out in which other category to fit it in.

The benefit of processing through the IETF Stream is that it could be 
read as meaning that the IETF is mature enough to handle 
self-criticism.  The risk is that the draft may not gain consensus.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy