Re: [rtcweb] Proposed Video Selection Process

Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> Thu, 21 November 2013 19:38 UTC

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From: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Adam Roach <adam@nostrum.com> wrote:
> On 11/21/13 10:56, Justin Uberti wrote:
>>
>> Following an IETF meeting on Jabber doesn't count as participating?
>>
>> The "big guy vs little guy" narrative continues...
>
>
> I think that's a bit specious. If someone is following the issue at such a
> distance that they haven't expressed an opinion on the mailing list, I can't
> see how taking a vote from them counts as anything other than simple,
> old-fashioned ballot stuffing.

They might have just been active on the W3C webrtc list and watched
here to see what is happening with codecs, but haven't expressed their
position.


> I'll take it one step further. I find the prospect that we're allowing blue
> sheets to stand in for participation to be highly questionable: letting the
> tourists vote is weighting the opinion of demonstrably uninvolved (or
> less-involved) parties at the same level as those who have actually been
> working on the topic. I do not think that a blue-sheet sign in without any
> on-list participation should be sufficient to participate in the kind of
> process the chairs are proposing.

We could add that participation on the W3C webrtc list also qualifies.


> Or perhaps I'm missing something. Is there something about the capabilities
> of "the little guy" that makes sending an email an unrealistically high
> barrier to entry?

To address the little guys even more, we could also add that
participation on the discuss-webrtc list also qualifies.

Just my 2c worth.

Cheers,
Silvia.