[Tools-discuss] Those Working Group Last Call emails

[Adrian Farrel <[e-mail]>]

Well, I mainly ignored the sniffles around this topic until I just did my
first WGLC since the change was made.

Now, I issued the last call to the working group by email first thing this
morning (my time), but I didn't get to update the Datatracker until just
now.

And I find the Datatracker automagically sends out a duplicate (and
therefore false) email.
Aware that there was the possibility that an email would be sent, I looked
for the check box to opt in/out, but there wasn't one.

Now, as far as I can see, this tooling change (made with good intentions)
has taken away my ability to run a working group with subtlety. For example,
I can't stop the message going out, and I can't change what it says. I can't
control the end date and time of the last call. I can't give advice to the
WG in the last call message. In short, this is bad!

I suggest:
1. Back out this change with immediate effect until the spec of the function
can be agreed by the people that use it.
2. Spec the function to:
  a. warn the chair that the message will be sent
  b. give the option to not send the message
  c. show the message txt and allow it to be edited

It may be melodramatic, but this is an absolutely frustrating annoyance, and
just makes life really unhappy.

Thanks,
Adrian