[Bug 13305] WG Decisions

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13305

--- Comment #1 from Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com> 2011-07-19 22:13:05 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> A WG decision about an Issue can be made in several ways as per the Decision
> Policy.  See the Escalation Process at
> http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html#escalation
> For example, a WG decision can be made after a survey is taken and the results
> evaluated by the WG Chairs.  See "6. Poll or Vote " of the Escalation Process.
> In addition, a WG decision can be made by "amicable resolution" if no one
> objects to a Call for Consensus for a single change proposal. See "0. Amicable
> Resolution" of the Escation Process.
> All of these WG decisions should be FINAL and subject only to reconsideration
> if the Issue is re-opened with "new information" as per the W3C Process.  Some
> Working Group members appear to think that these WG Decision can simply be
> reconsidered by saying that they missed the Call for Consensus or were not
> paying attention.  
> The Decision Policy should clearly state that these WG Decisions are final and
> will only be reconsidered in the face of "new information" as per the W3C
> Process.

The Chairs understand that there was some confusion amongst WG members about
the "finality" of a WG decision arrived thru the "amicable resolution" route. 
The Chairs are willing to re-open ISSUE-134 because of this confusion.  But the
Chairs want to change the DP to ensure that this is the last case where this
exception is applied.

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Received on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 22:13:07 UTC