Re: registries and designated experts

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> > It seems to me that if an expert reviewer thinks that something will do
> > notable harm, they should decline to make a decision and defer it to the
> > IETF at large

> so they are not an expert, they are a rubber stamp?  bs.

+1

More generally, the notion of appealing to the "IETF at large", whatever that
is supposed to consist of, isn't part of the written policy of any registry I'm
aware of. There's supposed to be an appeals process (usually to the IESG), and
that's the obvious process to invoke should an issue come up that a reviewer
feels uncomfortable resolving directly.

Additionally, given the widespread use of IANA registries by people and
organizations not connected to the IETF in any way - and this usage is
something we want to encourage - appealing registrations to the IETF at large
is a really bad idea.

				Ned