- From: James Graham <jgraham@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:09:41 +0200
- To: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- CC: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Dan Connolly wrote: > Written minutes strike a balance between > recording everything and recording nothing. > Well, good ones anyway; this group doesn't make binding > decisions in teleconferences, so we tend to be > pretty lax about minutes and expect technical arguments > to be elucidated/replayed in email. As to non-technical stuff, > I think it's reasonable that you have to be there in real time > to get that stuff. It seems [1] like Sam is planning to use the telecons as a way to facilitate communication between different groups as we move toward last call. Since it seems like the format of the telecon offers some advantages in generating understanding [2] it is a problem if the vast majority of the group are cut off from that understanding. Experience suggests that it is almost impossible to tell what is actually being said from IRC or from the minutes. Given this, I'm not sure I buy the "it's reasonable that you have to be there in real time" position, especially since it is impossible for everyone to be there in real time and may be impractical even for individuals who would like to be there due to e.g. timezone problems. Making a recording available would, I think, be rather helpful. [1] http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/08/12/Mountain-Mohammed-Mohammed-Mountain-Please-Talk#c1250197209 [2] http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/08/12/Mountain-Mohammed-Mohammed-Mountain-Please-Talk#c1250194723
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