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On 02/28/2009 03:00 AM, Martin Atkins:
<blockquote cite="mid:49A88CC5.8070507@degeneration.co.uk" type="cite">Mike
Jones wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">The problem with this proposal is that it
removes the community’s voice from the spec creation process. Our
members should always be given the option to vote NOT TO create a
working group as well as the option to vote TO create one. Otherwise,
a working group can be created by a very small group of insiders,
without the community serving as a check & balance.
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The current procedure, by design, always gives the community a voice,
and the final say. I believe we got this principle right the first
time.
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Your objection seems to consider that there are some disadvantages to
the existance of a working group. Would you mind enumerating what you
consider these to be?
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As far as I can tell, the existence of a working group is mostly
harmless. It consumes some resources in the sense that it has a mailing
list and it requires votes to be made, but that seems like minimal
overhead.
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Could it be sufficient to simply vote on the final spec rather than on
the creation of the working group in the first place? If the community
doesn't like the result, it can veto the completed spec rather than the
idea that drove that spec.
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In practice, I'd expect that a working group would get a general idea
of whether it is popular or not during its working phase, so some
working groups may "die out" due to lack of interest before they even
get to the voting phase.
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I find Mike's proposal interesting. How can a spec at final approval be
voted down, considering that the same mechanism is applied for
approving a spec as well?<br>
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