Re: [ietf-nomcom] BCP 10 Update, adding an IAOC Advisor to the Nominating Committee

[Spencer Dawkins at IETF <[e-mail]>]

Hi, SM,

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 11:03 AM, S Moonesamy <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Hi Spencer,
>
> [Cc trimmed]
>
> At 19:44 08-08-2017, Spencer Dawkins at IETF wrote:
>
>> At Alissa Cooper's request, I put together a short draft that updates BCP
>> 10, the Nomcom process, adding a reminder that Nomcoms can ask the IAOC to
>> provide an advisor, and the IAOC can provide one.
>>
>
> The new text in Section 6.1 says: ""may propose the addition of an
> advisor" in the first paragraph and "Committee members are encouraged to
> propose the addition of an advisor" in the second paragraph.  I read that
> as meaning that the editor is saying two slightly different things.


I think you're reading that part correctly. The problem is, that the editor
wasn't saying two slightly different things clearly :-(

The first paragraph is intended to say "you can do this", and the second
paragraph is intended to say, "you don't have to do this, but you really
want to".

So, something needs to change. Let's see where the conversation in
Michael's thread ends up, because if the role becomes required, that text
changes significantly anyway, but thanks for the usual careful read -
you're right.

Spencer