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Re: Qualitative Analysis of IETF and IESG trends (Re: Measuring IETFand IESG trends)

"Spencer Dawkins" <spencer@wonderhamster.org> Wed, 25 June 2008 21:52 UTC

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Subject: Re: Qualitative Analysis of IETF and IESG trends (Re: Measuring IETFand IESG trends)
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:52:53 -0500
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> And if we see fluctuation in
> these delays, and fluctuation in the amount of active intervention
> by the ADs, it does not follow that the IESG is to blame. Maybe
> there are external factors, maybe there are WGs that are forgetting
> the IETF's mission, maybe our technology is getting harder and
> more complex. So I'm very dubious about using either quantitative
> *or* qualitative observations to point the finger at the IESG, or
> at process issues in general, without digging much deeper.

I'm remembering conversations with Allison and some other Proto types where 
Allison made the point that the tracker stages didn't actually map onto who 
held the token very cleanly - I'd agree with Brian's point here.

Thanks,

Spencer 


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