<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm also unconvinced that the working group (which I'm a part of) followed the process as outlined for the work leading up to a membership vote. While I tried to discuss this on the PAPE mailing list yesterday, Mike had the opposite interpretation and seems to have moved ahead anyway. While I believe that the PAPE spec should be approved (and have voted to do so) I agree with Chris' concerns and the one I raised yesterday about the process being unclear as to if the WG correctly followed it or not.<div><br></div><div>--David</div><div> <br><div><div>On Dec 23, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Chris Messina wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I received the email about voting for the PAPE extension, but it didn't refer to a place where discussion is happening, has happened, or where debate might take place about the work (if that's permitted).<div><br></div> <div>In other words, a vote has been called on the PAPE extension, and, without the benefit of context, we're being asked to vote for or against it, or to abstain.</div><div><br></div><div>While the membership is probably small enough that many WG projects have visibility, it seems presumptive and premature to put this measure to vote without providing background information, context, a history of the work that's gone into developing the extension, an explanation of what a positive or negative voting outcome would mean, who should vote, why you should vote one way or another, and what the timeline to the vote is.</div> <div><br></div><div>In other words, if all of these questions are answered in the bylaws, it would be at least handy to point to these references so that I, as an OIDF member, can make an informed decision in how I vote.</div> <div><br></div><div>Is all of this information available somewhere?</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br>-- <br>Chris Messina<br>Citizen-Participant &<br> Open Web Advocate-at-Large<br> <br>Vote in the OpenID Board Election!<br><a href="http://tr.im/vote_oidf" target="_blank">http://tr.im/vote_oidf</a><br><br><a href="http://factoryjoe.com" target="_blank">factoryjoe.com</a> # <a href="http://diso-project.org" target="_blank">diso-project.org</a><br> <a href="http://citizenagency.com" target="_blank">citizenagency.com</a> # <a href="http://vidoop.com" target="_blank">vidoop.com</a><br> This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private<br> </div> _______________________________________________<br>general mailing list<br><a href="mailto:general@openid.net">general@openid.net</a><br>http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>