Re: Fwd: Initial suggestion from the IETF SAA

[Adam Roach <[e-mail]>]

On 4/6/21 10:32, Keith Moore wrote:
> Let me just suggest for now that if the SAAs find some language 
> "unprofessional" then there's probably a more specific reason that 
> they could cite that would provide better feedback to the author.   
> And if the SAAs can't find a more specific reason for labeling 
> something "unprofessional", maybe they should reconsider it. 


I'm not arguing with your point (nor am I agreeing with it); I'm just 
saying that you're directing it to the wrong people. The SAA have been 
asked to do a job by the IETF (the whole IETF, as a consensus position), 
and it's unseemly to dress them down for doing it. If you want the job 
to change, then work to change the job description. Asking the SAA to 
selectively ignore parts of the job description based on individual 
input is risky: I would just as much object to someone suggesting that 
the SAA ignore the "and represents a pattern of abuse" portion of their 
job description so as to start instituting mailing list bans based on a 
single message.

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