Re: [meetings] Consider recording meetings (#10)

I just read through the lengthy https://github.com/w3c/w3process/issues/334, the most recent (AFAIK) discussion of the W3C's process regarding the recording of meetings.

First, let me correct a mistake I made earlier.  Over in #5 and quoted at the top of this issue, I said "The W3C Process is that meetings can only be recorded if everyone involved agrees," and @chrisn linked to the [relevant section](https://www.w3.org/2021/Process-20211102/#meeting-recording) of the Process Doc.  I now see that, as explained [here](https://github.com/w3c/w3process/issues/334#issuecomment-665410385), that Process Doc governs Working Groups — but _Community_ Groups like PATCG are designed to be more flexible.  (It still seems clear that recordings cannot happen without consent, though.)

Second, I recommend looking at [this comment](https://github.com/w3c/w3process/issues/334#issuecomment-662659706) and the others that refer back to it.  It seems clear that recordings that get published are a serious risk of being used for harassment, in ways that I as a white guy have not needed to worry about.  This CG is likely to work on proposals that trigger strong reactions from some parts of the web, which I expect further elevates this risk.  This consideration was enough to change my mind quite convincingly.



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