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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10524 --- Comment #14 from Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net> 2010-09-13 18:24:36 --- (In reply to comment #12) > (In reply to comment #10) > > (In reply to comment #9) > > > > > First, the rules have not changed, they simply have been published[3]. > > > > > > Second, nobody has been singled out. In my 1.75 years as co-chair, I can > > > attest to the fact that there are plenty of people who have been counseled on > > > their participation. And, no, I have no intention of "outing" them. > > > > > > And, finally, yes -- they are barriers to participation. People who > > > consistently can not follow these simple rules are not welcome to participate > > > in this effort. Period. > > > > > > - Sam Ruby > > > > Fine. > > > > Does the Decision Process not say non-members can file a change proposal? > > It does not state that. In fact, it states the opposite, and gives some, but > not all, of the conditions for doing so. I doubt that the conditions can ever > be enumerated exhaustively, but for now feel free to treat as a working > assumption that agreeing to the W3C Patent Policy and granting a non-exclusive > copyright assignment and agreeing to the DiscussionGuidelines are a minimum set > of requirements. Sorry that was my use of words. I meant to say that the Decision Process states that non-members can file a change proposal, but ended up with a twisted sentence. > > > Is there a rule, in the HTML WG or the W3C that states a person can only join > > in a probationary state? > > It is my hope that the DiscussionGuidelines clarify this. Everybody is on > probation. Those that consistently can not follow these guidelines are not > welcome here. I don't find anything wrong with the Discussion Guidelines. It helps to have a consistent set of rules, and known procedures in place. Just a suggestion: I wouldn't use the word probation. It has negative connotation. -- Configure bugmail: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug.
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