Re: new information & the re-opening of issues in the HTML WG

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the prompt reply! I think you may have misinterpreted my
question.

I asked:

>> What criteria will be used to determine the "newness" of information
>> when considering reopening issues in the HTML WG?

You replied:

> The W3C Process document [1] makes it very clear that it is up to the
> WG Chairs to evaluate whether a closed/resolved issue needs to be
> re-opened and therefore to determine the “newness” of the information:

Yes, indeed it does. That's why I was asking the chairs, and not the
working group or some other parties, what criteria you intend to use.

>> I'd like to see something like Sam's "three or more independent and
>> established participants" rule for reopening issues due to new
>> information. If we can't find three or more independent and
>> established participants who can say "I would have gone the other way
>> on this issue, had I known then what I know now," we shouldn't reopen
>> the issue.
>
> This is an interesting metric but it simply is not how the W3C Process
> works. The responsibility for “reopening a Decision” is allocated to
> the WG Chairs by the W3C Process.

I know the responsibility for reopening decisions rests with the chairs.
I was asking the chairs about the mechanism you intend to use, and
offering a suggested metric that you could take into account when making
such decisions.


Thanks,
Ted

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Edward O'Connor
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