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Re: IESG Statement on surprised authors

David Farmer <farmer@umn.edu> Sat, 30 May 2015 15:14 UTC

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From: David Farmer <farmer@umn.edu>
Subject: Re: IESG Statement on surprised authors
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 10:14:32 -0500
To: Eliot Lear <lear@cisco.com>
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> On May 30, 2015, at 01:48, Eliot Lear <lear@cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> I like this draft, but I suggest that it apply to ALL RFCs (not just the
> IETF stream).
> 
> Eliot
> 

Sorry but I disagree. Not ALL RFCs, to exemplify why, I think the use of a humorous nom de plume or a sarcastic acknowledgement would be perfectly legitimate for RFCs published on a particular day in the spring.

Authorship, contribution, and acknowledgement are serious and important issues, but that is no reason to completely abandon or exclude humor and sarcasm in appropriate doses.

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