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Re: Effective discourse in the IETF

Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@gmail.com> Wed, 03 July 2019 19:09 UTC

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Subject: Re: Effective discourse in the IETF
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From: Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@gmail.com>
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On 7/3/19 11:01 AM, Keith Moore wrote:
> I may be exaggerating the situation somewhat by stating things in terms
> of the extremes of possibility.   I agree that there is a middle
> ground.   It is not necessary to be brutally honest at all times to get
> good technical work done. 

It is not necessary at all to be brutal to get good technical
work done.  It is a choice.

I'll also point out that we use consensus-based decision-making
in the IETF, and it may be worth a re-read (or first-time read)
of RFC 7282.

Melinda

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