Re: [Rfced-future] Style guide and other non-strategic things ** Consensus check on part of Issue 12: Is the person an advisor (RSA) or an Executive Editor (RSE) **

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

Yes, good catch, although I was more thinking of aesthetic questions like comma placement.

Regards
   Brian

On 30-Nov-20 10:01, Adam Roach wrote:
> On 11/29/2020 2:35 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
>> Agreed, but when it gets tricky is if there's disagreement between the RPC and the stream (or authors) about interpretation of the style guide. There's no doubt that having an RSE provides a definitive tiebreaker in such a case.
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> "No doubt" overstates it a bit: it's not exactly that clear-cut, even in 
> today's system. See, for example, RFC 4714 Section 3.3:
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>>       In specific instances, where some or all of
>>       document text is the result of a careful negotiation of
>>       contributions (within or between working groups, reviewers, etc.),
>>       the technical publisher may be required to publish that text
>>       verbatim.  In the IETF standards process, verbatim publication may
>>       be requested by the IESG.  It is the expectation of the IETF
>>       community that this will not be done often.
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