RE: Dedicated list for technical discussions

[Randall Gellens <[e-mail]>]

At 7:42 PM +0100 8/30/10, Dave Cridland wrote:

>  I would note that these items are precisely the kinds of things 
> that we, as an organization, are utterly ill-equipped to handle. We 
> cannot use our tried and tested bureaucratic techniques to mitigate 
> time-consuming discussion - we cannot insist people write a draft, 
> propose a BOF, etc before actually discussing the issue.
>
>  Therefore, I suggest - and quite seriously, as I assure you I would 
> never joke about something so serious as this - that a new area be 
> formed forthwith to tackle what's obviously more important than any 
> mere technical issue. This new area - perhaps entitled the Hotel 
> Organizational Logistic Strategies area, could be home to a number 
> of key working groups, aimed at solving these fundamental issues 
> that plague us all.

Well, we have in the past dealt with process and organizational 
issues using a WG (although I can't recall which area).  But I'm not 
sure we need a new area.

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Randall Gellens
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