Re: When to announce a new mailing list on ietf-announce?

Dave Crocker wrote:
> 
>> I'm not convinced that non-WG lists should be announced
>> in a formal way, but it would certainly be dumb to
>> create a list and tell nobody.
> 
> 
> If it is ok to create a list under ietf.org, it ought to be ok to 
> announce it on ietf-announce.  If it is ok to announce such lists, it 
> ought to be ok to announce similar lists that are running at other sites.

It's certainly OK, but why make it mandatory?

> The question, then, is when it is ok to create a list at ietf.org.  I'm 
> guessing that the existing criteria are something like "the activity is 
> targeting wg status and is beginning the process, through online 
> discussion."

If you check https://datatracker.ietf.org/public/nwg_list.cgi
you will see that there are several other categories.

> If one wanted to be highly formal and objective, but still have the 
> scope for such lists constrained to IETF activities, then requiring a 
> draft charter and a BOF request, or the like, might be reasonable.

ADs do that for BOF requests but it feels like overkill to do
it for pre-BOF discussions.

    Brian

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