- From: James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:18:24 -0700
- To: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Cc: "Michael[tm] Smith" <mike@w3.org>, Daniel Weck <daniel.weck@gmail.com>, "public-html-a11y@w3.org" <public-html-a11y@w3.org>, Ted O'Connor <eoconnor@apple.com>
> On Jul 28, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote: > > James Craig writes: >>> Furthermore, it is arguable, and I do assert that the DescribedAt >>> addition to ARIA-1.1 did indeed have consensus at the time it was >>> introduced. Need I remind everyone that consensus is NOT unanimity >>> according to published W3C process? The definition we are called to work >>> with is set forth at: >>> >>> http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/policies.html#Consensus >> >> By that definition, it was consensus only because my very vocal dissent did not not take the form of a Formal Objection. >> > Correct. You were the only voice opposed. It had nothing to do with > objections, formal or informal. It's possible I was the only person to voice opposition during in the conference call where the vote was cast. In previous discussions, I was not the only person to voice concern. If we're going to use the term "consensus" this way, then we should only use it during transitional times (WD->CR for example), when there has been sufficient opportunity to file a formal objection. A conference call survey with dissent (as was the case here) would not meet the criteria for consensus by either definition. James
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