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Re: AD workload [was Re: NomCom 2019 Call for Community Feedback]

Ole Troan <otroan@employees.org> Fri, 08 November 2019 09:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: AD workload [was Re: NomCom 2019 Call for Community Feedback]
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:49:54 +0100
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I have for a long time been uncomfortable with the level of document changes that happens after the document leaves the working group.

From my perspective I would have preferred a document process, where the working group "owned" the document until publication.

For cross-area issues:
The responsible AD together with the chairs should identify cross-area conflicts and need for collboration earlier in the process. And as chairs/responsible ADs escalate cross area issues, those should be discussed in the IESG while document is in the working group.

If a document isn't good enough, the IESG should send it back to the working group. Not try to "fix" it themselves (often in a small group between chairs, authors and ADs).

Basically I want the IESG for leadership. I want the IESG for quality control. I do not want the IESG to have to read every document, nitpick or even (gasp) override working group consensus.

Executive summary: More leadership less document editing.

Cheers,
Ole

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