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Re: [RAI] RAI processes for handling work effectively

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Sun, 28 July 2013 08:48 UTC

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On 27 July 2013 11:49, Harald Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no> wrote:
> All of this points to a need for careful review. What it does not point
> out is any need for a *slow*, *inconsistent* and *unpredictable* review
> process - which is what I feel the "standing working groups" are giving
> us now.

Isn't that just a natural by-product of using SDP, with all that
baggage Hadriel describes?

I don't think that you get any better review if you make new working
groups.  In fact, you get even slower, less consistent and possibly no
review at all.  One virtue of the long-standing working group is that
over time it accumulates a following of people who know stuff about
the work.  I saw this with the DHC WG, which was actually invaluable
when it came to bringing work there.

Again, not an indictment of your thesis about more focused working
groups, just an observation about this particular problem.

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