Re: Document shepherd writeup formats

Margaret Cullen <margaretw42@gmail.com> Tue, 26 November 2019 13:47 UTC

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Subject: Re: Document shepherd writeup formats
From: Margaret Cullen <margaretw42@gmail.com>
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Even as an experienced chair/shepherd, I have found the Q&A style form to be a useful checklist to make sure I have done everything I should do before forwarding the document to the AD.

Margaret

> On Nov 26, 2019, at 6:26 AM, Tim Chown <Tim.Chown@jisc.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 26 Nov 2019, at 09:56, G Fairhurst <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> On 26/11/2019, 09:46, Carsten Bormann wrote:
>>> On Nov 26, 2019, at 07:23, Alexey Melnikov<alexey.melnikov@isode.com>  wrote:
>>>> For new WG chairs I prefer the question-and-answer format. In my experience new shepherds miss lots of checks which AD has to do if essay-style is used.
>>> This not so new WG chair prefers the question-and-answer format for exactly the same reason pilots like checklists.
>>> 
>>> Grüße, Carsten
>> +1
> 
> I agree - the Q&A format is my preference.
> 
> Tim