[Bug 21806] Editors' response could be simplified

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21806

--- Comment #2 from Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org> ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> I'd prefer EDITOR's RESPONSE rather than EDITOR'S DECISION, as many confuse
> Editor's proposed resolutions as Working Group Decisions.

That's actually what I meant, thanks for catching that.

> I'd prefer a more specific URL, something like
> 
> http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html#basic-step-2
> 
> And perhaps to make it even more stable, changing the anchor to
> #editors-response.

That works for me; I don't have a strong preference as the anchor name.

> As to how the decision policy itself would need to change, clearly the
> boilerplate would have to be removed, the description of the resolutions can
> stay, and the part of the boilerplate that talks about potential next steps
> becomes part of the text of the decision policy.  What needs to be discussed
> is the following bullets:
> 
>  * A clear statement of whether the comment was accepted or rejected.
>  * A rationale for the change or lack of change (at least enough for the
> Disposition of Comments).
>  * A link to the relevant spec diff or diffs, if the spec was changed.
> 
> The proposed boilerplace covers #2, but doesn't clearly cover #1 and #3.  My
> take is that these are reasonable items for people to expect in a proposed
> resolution.  Thoughts?

How about making it:

(Accepted|Rejected)
(Rationale)
(Pointer to change)

?

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Received on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:48:46 UTC