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RE: What's the alternative to "snarling"?

Larry Masinter <LMM@acm.org> Mon, 19 April 2021 22:35 UTC

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Subject: RE: What's the alternative to "snarling"?
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:35:06 -0700
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The alternative to "snarling" is having at least one person per working group who takes seriously the requirement that RFCs and working group decisions be understandable by newcomers. Perhaps the WG chair or someone appointed by AD or chair. 
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