Re: [Rfced-future] Sectiion 4.3 on RPC Responsibilities (was: Re: Fwd: [I18ndir] I18ndir last call review of draft-iab-rfcefdp-rfced-model-11_

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

On 05-Mar-22 12:51, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> On 3/3/22 8:53 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
>> On 04-Mar-22 16:39, John C Klensin wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> --On Thursday, March 3, 2022 19:30 -0700 Peter Saint-Andre
>>> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ...
>>>>>>> (i) 4.3(1) implies that editing it done only to bring
>>>>>>> documents into conformance with the Style Guide.  That may
>>>>>>> be inconsistent with other points that imply other reasons
>>>> ...
>>>>> The term "conformance" is a bit odd in that context ("comply"
>>>>> even more so) and, IMO, "general", "intent" or some other term
>>>>> is helpful.  One could even say:
>>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I propose:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Editing documents originating from all RFC streams to
>>>> ensure that
>>>>       they adhere to editorial standards specified in the RFC
>>>> Style Guide.
>>>
>>> Still feels over-specific given the (IMO desirable) flexibility
>>> of the past.  Think about replacing "that they adhere to" with
>>> "consistent with" (the collective documents that make up the
>>> Style Guide actually allow more than enough flexibility).
>>
>> Yes. The words "guide" and "must" do not sit well together.
>> I'm sure there will always be exceptions to any style rule,
>> and I think we need text here that allows for that.
> 
> I see your point. So (under Working Practices):
> 
> * Maintenance of a style guide that defines editorial standards for
>     RFCs; specifically, the RFC Style Guide consists of {{RFC7322}} and
>     associated documents and resources listed at {{STYLEGUIDE}}.
> 
> and (under RPC Responsibilities):
> 
> 1. Editing documents originating from all RFC streams to ensure that
>      they are consistent with the editorial standards specified in the
>      RFC Style Guide.

Yes, that sounds reasonable to me - firm, but does not read like a mandate.

    Brian