Re: New Editorial Assistants for HTML5, HTML Microdata, and HTML Canvas 2D Context

On Jun 24, 2011, at 10:01 AM, Aryeh Gregor wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> wrote:
>> What specific update do you have in mind? As far as I know, the content there is up to date.
> 
> It still says "Editors will give an initial disposition to incoming
> bugs", "When an Editor gives the initial Editor's response", "it may
> be appropriate for someone other than the Editor of the relevant draft
> to resolve the bug", etc.  There's no mention of Editorial Assistants
> -- it makes it sound like only the editor can give editor's responses.

I see. In that case, I believe it is covered by <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13003>. I'd appreciate a comment in that bug as a reminder to address that specifyc aspect.

> 
> (Incidentally, should I replace "EDITOR'S RESPONSE" in the boilerplate
> with "EDITORIAL ASSISTANT'S RESPONSE", or leave it as-is?  I was
> changing it, but now I see "Editor's response" is a term that's
> specifically defined in the Decision Policy, so I guess I should leave
> it.)

I think leaving it as-is is better. Editorial Assistants act on behalf of the Editor.

Regards,
Maciej

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