Re: PS Characterization Clarified

[Dave Cridland <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Olaf Kolkman <[e-mail]> wrote:

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> Based on the conversation below I converged to:
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>    <t>
>       While less mature specifications will usually be published as
>       Informational or Experimental RFCs, the IETF may, in exceptional
>       cases, publish a specification that still contains areas for
>       improvement or certain uncertainties about whether the best
>       engineering choices are made.  In those cases that fact will be
>       clearly and prominently communicated in the document e.g. in the
>       abstract, the introduction, or a separate section or statement.
>     </t>
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I read John's message as being against the use of the phrase "in
exceptional cases". I would also like to avoid that; it suggests that some
exceptional argument may have to be made, and has the implication that it
essentially operates outside the process.

I would prefer the less formidable-sounding "on occasion", which still
implies relative rarity.

Dave.