- From: Shelley Powers <shelley.just@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:43:04 -0600
- To: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Cc: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>, Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>
> This approach is originally Sam's idea, and I am pleased with the way it's been working out. I don't think Sam is saying we're going to change things. But he *is* saying that the counter-proposal period is not guaranteed, and if a Change Proposal is either a clear winner or a clear loser just from mailing list discussion, we may not bother formally calling for alternatives. > > Regards, > Maciej > That's not a step in the Decision process. The decision process states that if the change proposal has general acclaim, it will most likely be passed by consensus. If the change proposal has little or no support, regardless of how it is written, it probably won't even go to the poll. It's only if the poll is indeterminate can the chairs call for another round of proposals. From the procedure: "3. Discussion The Change Proposal (or multiple Proposals) may be discussed and revised for a reasonable period. Authors of Change Proposals are strongly encouraged to seek consensus and revise their Change Proposals to gain more support. Change Proposals that do not see wide support are unlikely to succeed. Once an outcome is clear or no more productive discussion is happening, the chairs proceed to the next step. 4. Call for Consensus If the chairs believe it is clear whether the existing spec or some available Change Proposal enjoys consensus, they issue a Call for Consensus to solicit objections. Based on the response, proceed to the appropriate substep of step 5. If there is not enough clarity to make such a Call in the first place, the chairs may proceed directly to step 5.b without a Call for Consensus. 5.a. Consensus Found If there are no objections, very few (and weak) objections, or objections can be resolved, the chairs declare that the Call for Consensus becomes a resolution. The Working Group affirms or overrules the editor's decision depending on the outcome. The Basic Process then proceeds from step 7a or step 7b as appropriate. ** This is an endpoint for the escalation process. ** 5.b. No Clear Consensus If there are numerous and/or serious objections, or if it is unclear to the chairs what the position of the working group is, the chairs may use a poll to get a sense of the working group. 6. Poll or Vote A WG decision may be entered based on an informative straw poll as one piece of input, or based on a formal and binding vote. Or the chairs can ask for a new round of proposals if the poll does not reveal a strongly preferred position; in this case, return to step 3. Otherwise, the Working Group affirms or overrules the editor's decision depending on the outcome." There is nothing in this that states, "We will put out a call for counter-proposals when a change proposal is submitted". Not only that but, "We will put out MULTIPLE calls for counter-proposals, telling people the counter-proposal has to be finished in a month". Speaking of chairs, Sam when you said "both" chairs, does this mean Paul has quit? Shelley Shelley
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